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The Supreme Court agreed to consider Special Counsel Jack Smith’s petition on whether former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution — and wants a response from the former president in nine days, reported CBS News’ Scott MacFarlane. According to the court’s statement, Trump is directed to respond to Smith’s petition by December 20. Smith went to the Supreme Court in response to Trump’s apparent efforts to drag out the 2020 election interference trial with claims that he has “presidential immunity.” POLL: Should Trump be allowed to run for office? District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is …