Trump Federal Election Case Could Be Delayed for Months

Published on February 5, 2024

Former President Donald Trump’s federal election trial may be on hold for months, the federal judge overseeing the case has indicated. “I hope not to be in the country on August 5,” U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan said during a separate criminal case conference, according to Politico. She added that if she is, it will only be because “I’m in trial in another matter that has not yet returned to my calendar,” seeming to reference President Trump’s case, which was removed from the calendar via order on Feb. 2. Last December, Judge Chutkan rejected a motion to dismiss the case based on presidential immunity, and President Trump’s attorneys took the case to the appeals court. Since then, the case schedule has been paused, leaving the trial date up in the air....