Jack Smith changed the legal debate around Trump's January 6th indictment

Smith outmaneuvered the SCOTUS majority in the immunity decision by presenting a threshold question for U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to decide

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Last week, Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a superseding indictment of Donald Trump regarding his involvement in January 6th and his widespread effort to overturn the 2020 election. This came just days before the Friday deadline, on which Smith had to advise U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan of his plan for dealing with the…