SCOTUS Delays Trump’s Jan. 6 Coup Attempt Trial For Him To Pursue Immunity Claim

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has granted Donald Trump’s request to delay a resumption of the federal prosecution in opposition to him for his actions associated to his Jan. 6, 2021, coup try.

The former president had complained in a submitting to the excessive courtroom that, absent a delay, he would shortly discover himself dealing with a trial, which might intrude together with his marketing campaign to win again the White House in November. He has been arguing, to this point unsuccessfully, that each one actions he took whereas president have immunity from prosecution.

Special counsel Jack Smith, in his response to Trump’s request for a keep, stated that Trump had no authorized proper for extra delay, and that the character of the case — a former president accused of committing a number of felonies as a part of his scheme to stay in workplace regardless of dropping reelection — made a speedy trial of nice significance for American democracy.