Trump’s Election-Subversion Trial Date Postponed by D.C. Federal Judge

U.S. district judge Tanya Chutkan has postponed former president Donald Trump’s trial date for his election-subversion case in Washington, D.C., as a result of his pending appeal which intends to challenge the Department of Justice’s right to charge him over his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Chutkan’s ruling comes as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has not yet decided on whether Trump is immune from prosecution in the case. Trump argues he has presidential immunity because the alleged crimes that he’s accused of took place before he left the White House.

The trial was originally set to start March 4, the day before Super Tuesday. The primary election day is when voters in 15 states and one U.S. territory will cast their ballots. No new date for the trial has been scheduled, according to a new court order.

“The court will set a new schedule if and when the mandate is returned,” Chutkan wrote in the order on Friday.