The Supreme Court is about to decide whether to sabotage Trump's election theft trial

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Should the Court go the other route, however, and decide that it needs to review this case, that would be an enormous gift to Trump -- one that could potentially lead to him getting off scot-free without ever being tried for his attempt to steal an election.
46% : But the justices, in a big victory for Trump, rejected Smith's request.
41% : Trump claimed he was immune because the president cannot be prosecuted for "official acts" he engages in while in office.
37% : Its judgment states that Chutkan will regain authority over the case at the end of February 12 -- next Monday -- unless Trump seeks a delay of this mandate from the Supreme Court.
34% : Thus, by presenting this immunity argument to the DC Circuit, Trump stripped Judge Tanya Chutkan, the federal judge hearing his election theft trial, of jurisdiction over the case.
28% : And that brings us to the details of the second document the DC Circuit handed down on Tuesday, which lays out both how Trump can delay this case further and how it can be set back on track.
19% : At oral arguments in this case, known as United States v. Trump, Judge Florence Pan asked Trump's lawyer if a former president could be prosecuted if he sold pardons or military secrets, or if he ordered "SEAL Team 6 to assassinate a political rival."
12% : If the Supreme Court grants that request, that will further delay Trump's criminal trial -- potentially until it is too late for Trump to be tried prior to the election.

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