Prosecutor Tom Windom made some final points supporting the prosecution’s views. Among them he noted that in New York quiet money case against Trump, Trump’s legal team filed a 52-page motion to vacate the case just nine days after the SCOTUS immunity ruling.
“The defense can move comprehensively, quickly and well, and so can we,” and the judge should consider that when setting the timetable in this case, Windom said.
Defense attorney John Lauro then said he wanted to speak briefly. Chutkan said it had to be brief, saying, “I don’t need any more rhetoric about how grave and serious this is.”
“It’s not rhetoric, it’s called legal arguments,” Lauro shot back.
Lauro again insisted that Special Counsel Jack Smith’s appointment was illegal. “We have an illegal prosecutor. We have an illegal prosecution,” he said.