Former President Donald Trump's and Hunter Biden's criminal proceedings likely won't face much delay if the government shuts down next month, despite efforts by House Republicans to stymie special counsel Jack Smith.
The Republican-led House of Representatives and the Democratic-controlled Senate have until Sept. 30 to avoid a shutdown by passing spending legislation that President Joe Biden can sign to keep federal agencies operating. But if funding lapses, the judiciary can use court fees and other available funds to continue hearing cases, a spokesperson for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts said Tuesday.
"The administration of justice at least within the Justice Department certainly slows down," Aram Gavoor, a law professor at George Washington University, told Newsweek."The courts do their very best to stay open, using the different revenue streams that are not appropriated at their disposal." Likewise, the president's son, Hunter, shouldn't expect any slowdown in his criminal proceedings as well because his counsel and prosecutors are presently seeking to nail down whether he will appear in person or via a video feed for his arraignment on gun charges at the U.S. District Court in Delaware.
Donalds later took to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, saying the"DOJ will operate whether the government is shut down or not," noting special counsels are typically exempted from shutdowns.
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