Trump Urges Supreme Court to Pause Election Trial While He Appeals Immunity

Trump’s legal team says there are overwhelming reasons why the case should not go to trial ‘in three months or less.’

(Left) Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks in Washington on Aug. 1, 2023. (Right) Former President Donald Trump attends his trial in New York State Supreme Court in New York City on Dec. 7, 2023. Drew Angerer, David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump, in response to special prosecutor Jack Smith’s filing, on Thursday again urged the Supreme Court to grant a stay of his trial over his alleged actions related to Jan. 6, 2021.

“There are overwhelming reasons why the case should not go to trial ‘in three months or less,’” President Trump’s attorneys said in a 14-page filing.