Trump Washington, DEC 13 (REUTERS) -A Us. judge on wednesday paused the federal case accusing donald trump of attempting to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 election while the former president mounts an appeal claiming he is immune from the charges.
On Wednesday, an American judgePausedA federal case accusing Donald Trump of trying to unlawfully overturn the 2020 results, while the former appealed, claiming he was not affected by the allegations.
u.s. district judge tanya chutkan said trump's ongoing appeal temporarily halts all activity that would move the case toward trial, which is currently scheduled to begin in march 2024.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said Trump's ongoing appeal has temporarily halted all activity to bring the case to trial, which is now scheduled to begin in March 2024.
trump is appealing chutkan's ruling earlier this month rejecting trump's bid to dismiss the case based on an argument that he could not be prosecuted for official actions he took as president.
Trump is appealing Tanya Chutkan's ruling earlier this month. Tanya Chutkan has dismissed Trump's request to dismiss the case — on the grounds that he cannot be prosecuted for official actions taken during his tenure.
this is a big win for president trump and our rule of law," trump spokesperson steven cheung said in a statement, adding that the ruling "derails" special counsel jack smith's "rush to judgment strategy of interfering in the 2024 presidential election."
Trump's spokesman, Steven Chang, said in a statement: "This is a huge victory for Trump and our rule of law. He added that the ruling "details the eagerness" of Special Counsel Jack Smith to judge the strategy of interfering in the 2024** election.
a spokesperson for smith declined to comment. prosecutors h**e previously denied allegations of political bias.
A spokesman for Mr. Smith declined to comment. Prosecutors have previously denied allegations of political bias.
both trump and smith h**e acknowledged that the former president cannot face trial while his appeal remains ongoing. but smith sought to keep some aspects of the case active, arguing that the judge could still conduct certain pretrial business in the case.
Both Trump and Smith acknowledged that the former ** could not stand trial while the appeal was still ongoing. But Smith tried to keep some aspects of the case alive, arguing that the judge could still conduct certain pre-trial matters in the case.
chutkan ruled that she could enforce her past rulings, including the gag order that limits trump's statements about prosecutors and witnesses, while the case is paused. the judge said she would revisit whether to move the trial date once the appeal is resolved.
Tanya Chutkan ruled that while the case is suspended, she can enforce her past rulings, including a gag order that restricts Trump's remarks against prosecutors and witnesses. The judge said she would reconsider whether to postpone the trial date once the appeal was resolved.
trump has pleaded not guilty to four felony counts accusing him of attempting to defraud the united states and obstruct congress through schemes to overturn his loss to president joe biden.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to four felony charges, the accusations accuse him of trying to deceive the United States and obstruct the U.S. Congress by plotting to overturn the situation in which he lost to U.S. **Biden.