RUSH TRANSCRIPT Following these ░░░░░░░░ stories and many more ░░░░░░░░ coming in right here ░░░░░░░░ CNN news central Prosecuting ░░░░░░░░ Trump wants to fast ░░░░░░░░ a key dispute in ░░░░░░░░ case right to the ░░░░░░░░ Court Today Jack Smith ░░░░░░░░ urged justices to weigh ░░░░░░░░ now on whether a ░░░░░░░░ president can be prosecuted ░░░░░░░░ alleged crimes committed while ░░░░░░░░ office It is an ░░░░░░░░ that has never been ░░░░░░░░ before So a Supreme ░░░░░░░░ ruling here could change ░░░░░░░░ course of American history ░░░░░░░░ potentially make or break ░░░░░░░░ Smith s case Argues ░░░░░░░░ public interest in a ░░░░░░░░ resolution of this case ░░░░░░░░ an immediate definitive decision ░░░░░░░░ this court The charges ░░░░░░░░ are of the utmost ░░░░░░░░ That was of course ░░░░░░░░ response to Trump s ░░░░░░░░ that came yesterday In ░░░░░░░░ departure from what is ░░░░░░░░ the Trump legal playbook ░░░░░░░░ the former president asked ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court to ░░░░░░░░ out of this dispute ░░░░░░░░ senior justice correspondent Evan ░░░░░░░░ is here Evan what ░░░░░░░░ did Jack Smith argue ░░░░░░░░ Here are arguing the ░░░░░░░░ Court can simply look ░░░░░░░░ 1974 and the Nixon ░░░░░░░░ where the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ jumped over leapt over ░░░░░░░░ appeals court and we ░░░░░░░░ took on the question ░░░░░░░░ the former spur then ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ question was do you ░░░░░░░░ these questions these important ░░░░░░░░ questions about whether a ░░░░░░░░ president could be prosecuted ░░░░░░░░ not In this case ░░░░░░░░ bottom line is do ░░░░░░░░ have a right when ░░░░░░░░ cast their ballot in ░░░░░░░░ To have a right ░░░░░░░░ know whether Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ a convicted criminal or ░░░░░░░░ they deserve to wait ░░░░░░░░ after the election to ░░░░░░░░ that out With the ░░░░░░░░ counsel is saying in ░░░░░░░░ filing today here s ░░░░░░░░ he says The stakes ░░░░░░░░ at least as high ░░░░░░░░ to Nixon if not ░░░░░░░░ The resolution of the ░░░░░░░░ presented is pivotal to ░░░░░░░░ the former president himself ░░░░░░░░ stand trial which is ░░░░░░░░ to begin in less ░░░░░░░░ three months in the ░░░░░░░░ Enforcing federal criminal law ░░░░░░░░ prohibit such conduct is ░░░░░░░░ to protecting our constitutional ░░░░░░░░ and democracy itself They ░░░░░░░░ on to point out ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump has had ░░░░░░░░ of time to prepare ░░░░░░░░ that trial Of course ░░░░░░░░ as you know the ░░░░░░░░ court has already scheduled ░░░░░░░░ arguments on January 9th ░░░░░░░░ is possible that we ░░░░░░░░ see a quick ruling ░░░░░░░░ the appeals court Jack ░░░░░░░░ is taking no chances ░░░░░░░░ is saying the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ needs to at least ░░░░░░░░ this case on now ░░░░░░░░ news on Rudy Giuliani ░░░░░░░░ is filing for bankruptcy.