Trump faces Monday deadline to ask the Supreme Court for a delay in his election interference trial
Former President Donald Trump faces a Monday deadline to ask the Supreme Court to extend the delay in his trial on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election loss
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump faces a Monday deadline for asking the Supreme Court to extend the delay in his trial on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election loss.
His lawyers have indicated they will file an emergency appeal with the court, just four days after the justices heard Trump’s separate appeal to remain on the presidential ballot despite attempts to kick him off because of his efforts following his election loss in 2020.
The filing would preserve a delay on what would be a landmark criminal trial of a former president while the nation’s highest court decides what to do. The federal appeals court in Washington set the deadline for filing when it rejected Trump's immunity claims last week and ruled the trial could proceed.
The Supreme Court's decision on what to do, and how quickly it acts, could determine whether the Republican presidential primary front-runner stands trial in the case before the November election.
