Trump Request to Supreme Court Could Further Delay Election Case Trial

Former President Donald Trump, in his Monday emergency petition to the Supreme Court, made an additional request that could add another delay to his federal election case trial. While petitioning the high court to extend the delay in his federal election interference trial, President Trump’s lawyers indicated their intention to further prolong the delay by also requesting that the full District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals weigh in. Only after that process would they file a formal appeal to the Supreme Court, they wrote. This could delay the restart of trial preparations by weeks if not months. “As additional relief, in issuing its stay, President Trump requests that this Court direct that the D.C. Circuit’s mandate is stayed pending the resolution, not just of proceedings in this Court, but also of President Trump’s planned petition for en banc consideration in the D.C. Circuit,” the filing stated, adding that “allowing President Trump to pursue en banc review in the D.C. Circuit will provide an opportunity for similar thoughtful consideration in the lower court before this Court addresses the novel, complex, and momentous issues at stake in this appeal.”...