"Special Counsel Jack Smith Counters Trump's Contempt Motion in January 6 Legal Battle"

Special counsel Jack Smith's team filed a response to former President Donald Trump's legal team's motion to hold Smith in contempt for allegedly violating court deadlines. Smith's office maintains that they complied with the court's order and continued to voluntarily meet deadlines to facilitate the resumption of the pretrial schedule after the appeals court decision. Trump's team had accused Smith of partisanship and prosecutorial misconduct, which Smith's office called baseless. The appeals court is set to hear arguments soon, with the possibility of the case reaching the Supreme Court.