“The Defendant Is Standing In The Way”

Smith might want to note in his response that the real reason Trump’s lawyers need more time is because his new lawyer/talking head has booked himself on every Sunday talk show -a full Ginsburg++ https://t.co/Kp8WkeqOcI

— Michael R. Bromwich (@mrbromwich) August 5, 2023

I wonder if DOJ has to monitor the internet to know this? 

NEW: Jack Smith is not playing around. The Special Counsel just filed a scathing opposition to Donald Trump's attempt to delay complying with the Court's order. https://t.co/wbJqTMtp0C

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) August 5, 2023

On Saturday morning, Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered Donald Trump to respond to the proposed protective order by no later than Monday, August 7, 2023. 

Instead of complying with the court’s order, on Saturday morning, Trump’s legal time filed a motion requesting an extension of time to August 10 and requested an oral argument on the matter. 

Jack Smith immediately filed an opposition. 

In the opposition papers, Jack Smith calls out Trump’s attempt at delay by stating: “Rather than spend time complying with the Court's order, the defendant drafted a filing as to why he did not have time to review the 5-page protective order.” 

Jack Smith also points out in his opposition that the protective order proposed by the government is almost identical to the one Trump’s lawyers agreed to in the Florida criminal case and Trump’s team was not getting back to him.

If thry toss in that TeeVee schedule...(I still don’t expect the judge to set oral arguments the matter. Not before the Monday deadline, anyway.))