It’s Not Clear If Jack Smith’s Trump Case Will Go to Trial Before Election, Analysts Say by Jack Phillips – US Politics News

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s hearing Thursday on President Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case, some legal analysts said that special counsel Jack Smith’s election-related trial likely won’t be held before the November election.
It’s not clear when the Supreme Court will render its judgment in the case. The court is slated to issue all of its decisions by the end of June or early July.
“Even if the justices leave open the possibility that Trump can still face criminal charges in some form or another, the timing of the court’s ruling and whether its decision requires additional proceedings in the lower courts—for example, to determine which of the acts alleged in Smith’s complaint involve official or private conduct—could complicate Smith’s efforts to move the D.C. trial forward before the 2024 election,” wrote SCOTUSBlog’s Amy Howe on Thursday evening….