"The brief due Thursday (9/26) ā€“ which is expected to exceed 200 pages, including exhibits, and is meant to convince courts Trump should be prosecuted for alleged obstruction and conspiracy criminal activity ā€” is a rare avenue for evidence to be aired in court before a trial.

Chutkan of the DC District Court, in a six-page opinion, said she would allowĀ such an outsized briefingĀ because the Supreme Court, in its recent decision to give Trumpā€™sĀ actions whileĀ president immunity from prosecution, has directed her as the trial judge to look closely at facts in the case to decide ifĀ some allegationsĀ could moveĀ forward to trial."

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    I love how she tied it to the immunity defense. ā€œOh because youā€™re only immune in these specific instances. Weā€™re going to review every single tiny last minutia of detail to see if youā€™re really immune or not.ā€