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Hey everyone, Ellie here, wishing you a happy Friday.

What a week.

I say that every week, right? But this week I really mean it.

I will confess, I had a whole different brief loaded up this week, recorded and everything.

But then we got the big news out of the Supreme Court late on Wednesday, and I had to address it.

So interested to hear what you think. I think my perspective here is maybe a little

bit outside what you're seeing in the mainstream, but I think it's well supported and hopefully

well-reasoned. Let me know what you think. Send letters, thoughts, comments to letters at cafe.com.

Let's start with the bottom line brass tax question that's surely on your mind. Now that the Supreme Court will hear Donald Trump's immunity argument, what are the chances the former president will face trial on Jack Smith's 2020 election subversion

case before the 2024 election? Your answer? Vanishingly slim, but not quite none. So let's play

out the timeline. The Supreme Court has set a moderately expedited briefing schedule that

will culminate in oral arguments during the week of April 22nd.

Here's how an optimistic from Jack Smith's perspective, fast-track scenario might play out.

Early to mid-June, the justices could deliver their ruling rejecting Trump's immunity claim.

In late June, the Supreme Court could issue the mandate, which officially sends the case back down to the trial court.

In early to mid-August or so, trial would begin, and then last six to eight weeks.

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