Former President Trump’s trial stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s 2020 election interference investigation has been postponed indefinitely, Fox News has learned.
The trial comes the day before the crucial Super Tuesday primaries in Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, It was scheduled to begin March 4 in Texas and Utah. , Virginia and Vermont vote to elect Republican candidates.
Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington, D.C., on Friday formally canceled the March 4 trial date and said the court “will set a new date if the power of attorney is returned.”
Former President Donald Trump and Special Counsel Jack Smith. Smith is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider Trump’s immunity claims in the election interference criminal case against him. (Getty Images)
A federal appeals court is considering Mr. Trump’s claim that the president has immunity from prosecution for his actions while in office. A ruling from that court is expected, and the Supreme Court could eventually revisit the issue.
The delay comes after Smith asked the Supreme Court in December to rule on whether Trump can be prosecuted on charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. I was disappointed.
Trump’s lawyers also filed a motion asking Chutkan to suspend proceedings in the Jan. 6 case pending Trump’s appeal.
In December, Chutkan suspended his lawsuit against the 2024 Republican front-runner until the high court rules on his involvement, saying he lacks jurisdiction while the matter is before the Supreme Court.
Smith indicted the former president on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States. Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. Obstructing or attempting to interfere with an official proceeding. and conspiracy against rights. These charges stem from Mr. Smith’s investigation into whether President Trump was involved in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot and allegations of interference in the 2020 election results.
Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges in August 2023.
