Is special counsel Jack Smith the new four-star general in the "War on Christmas?"
That appears to be the allegation that former President Donald Trump's lawyers are making in their arguments against granting Smith's request for expedited review of whether the former president can be held criminally liable for actions that he took while he was still president.
As The Messenger reports, Trump's attorneys complained to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Wednesday that Smith's request for a speedy review of their immunity arguments would destroy their holiday plans.
"This proposed schedule would require attorneys and support staff to work round-the-clock through the holidays, inevitably disrupting family and travel plans," Trump's lawyers wrote. "It is as if the Special Counsel 'growled, with his Grinch fingers nervously drumming, ‘I must find some way to keep Christmas from coming... But how?’"
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The attorneys also accused Smith of politically persecuting Trump for his efforts to illegally remain in power after losing the 2020 election to President Joe Biden, and they echoed the former president's claims that the case against him amounts to "election interference."
"The prosecution has one goal in this case: To unlawfully attempt to try, convict, and sentence President Trump before an election in which he is likely to defeat President Biden," Trump's lawyers argued. "This represents a blatant attempt to interfere with the 2024 presidential election and to disenfranchise the tens of millions of voters who support President Trump’s candidacy."
