Washington — former president donald trump I’m asking supreme court He extended the postponement of his election interference trial and claimed immunity from prosecution in March 2019. Charges of plotting to overturn defeat in 2020 election.
His lawyers filed an emergency appeal with the court on Monday, just four days after the justices heard Trump’s separate ruling. appeal to remain on the presidential ballot Despite attempts to oust him for his efforts after his 2020 election loss.
The indictment, which would be a landmark criminal trial for the former president, remains on hold until the country’s highest court decides what to do next. The case met a deadline for the justices to intervene when a federal appeals court in Washington rejected Trump’s immunity claim and ruled the case could proceed.
The Supreme Court’s decision on what to do and how quickly to act could determine whether the Republican presidential primary front-runner goes to trial by November.
