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Donald Trump’s lawyer is opposing special counsel Jack Smith’s request to a federal judge in Washington, D.C. that they be able to file an extensive briefing on the 2020 election criminal case. Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over the case, set limits on filings to 45 pages unless otherwise granted by her. Smith filed a motion Sept. 21, where he said that if he addresses the presidential immunity issue, it would take more pages for his briefing. “The Court does not need 180 pages of ‘great assistance’ from the Special Counsel’s Office to develop the record,” Trump’s team rebutted, accord…

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