They wanted to make their denial of Trump's immunity claim so forceful, that the possibility of SCOTUS even agreeing to take it up is doubtful. I suppose Team Trump could further try to delay by appealing for an en banc decision from the full circuit. But the panel in their unanimous,scathing opinion did not seem to mince words with regards to either Trump's claims or his (alleged) actions with regards to the felonies he's charged with...
One thing I'm curious about... The panel set a deadline of Feb 12 for Trump to appeal to SCOTUS before remanding the case back to trial court and getting the show back on the road. Does this preclude Trump trying to go to the full COA and requesting en banc proceedings, or is that still an option? I'd say this panel made it clear they didn't just agree totally with Chutkan's original ruling, but also they want this trial to proceed expeditiously...
One thing I'm curious about... The panel set a deadline of Feb 12 for Trump to appeal to SCOTUS before remanding the case back to trial court and getting the show back on the road. Does this preclude Trump trying to go to the full COA and requesting en banc proceedings, or is that still an option? I'd say this panel made it clear they didn't just agree totally with Chutkan's original ruling, but also they want this trial to proceed expeditiously...