Trump Moves to Stay His Jan. 6 Civil Cases

Published on March 20, 2024

With a Supreme Court review of a key defense imminent in former President Donald Trump’s criminal prosecution for his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, defense counsel asked a federal judge on March 19 to stay proceedings of additional civil cases brought against him for his actions on Jan. 6, 2021. “Basic fairness to criminal defendants and principles of judicial economy counsel that this Court should stay all proceedings concerning President Trump until the criminal case brought by the Special Counsel in the District of Columbia is resolved.,” the motion for a stay reads. “President Trump should not be forced to waive any of his constitutional rights in this matter, nor prematurely telegraph his criminal defense strategies prior to the completion of the criminal proceedings.”...

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