Trump Will Plead Not Guilty in Superseding Indictment After SCOTUS Ruling

Special Counsel Jack Smith is back at it again.

Smith recently introduced his superseding indictment against Trump after the SCOTUS ruling on presidential immunity and obstruction.

So, we are back to square one, but one thing is for sure: this case, if it is ever tried, will likely be heard by the Supreme Court again.

Media Lies

Before I get into the case, I wanted to mention a recent report that was posted on Slate.

The authors, Andrea Bernstein and Jeremy Stahl, start the report by stating, “Two months after the Supreme Court handed Donald J. Trump, and all future presidents, sweeping immunity from prosecution for so-called official acts, we’re starting to see how Trump v. United States is reshaping all four prosecutions against Trump.”

That is just a blatantly wrong statement.

This Supreme Court did not hand Donald Trump “sweeping immunity.” That immunity had been decided upon many years ago dating back to the Nixon presidency.

Acts deemed to be official acts of the presidency have been immune from prosecution for decades; the court’s ruling just reaffirmed previous decisions.

The decision kicked the case back to the lower courts to decide what would be considered acts of a private citizen and that of a sitting president. Judge Chutkan will make that decision once the case goes to trial.

As far as the case itself is concerned, Trump will again plead “not guilty” to all charges on the new indictment.

The charges have been kept mostly intact, but Smith changed the wording to help guide Chutkan’s decision about whether Trump's actions were those of a president, a presidential candidate, or a private citizen.

We should note that Trump’s attorneys have already noted they have numerous challenges planned for the case, so again, there is no way this case will go to trial before the election.

So, on that front, all this legal maneuvering by Trump has paid off.