Trump trial delayed in case stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 investigation
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Judge Postpones Trump's Federal Election Interference Trial
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The Spin
Pro-Trump narrative
Obama-appointed Judge Chutkan was forced to formally remove this trial against Trump from the court calendar, as higher courts must consider his constitutional immunity arguments before the case moves on. Throughout American history, no president has ever faced criminal prosecution for their official acts, which would require them to be impeached and convicted by the Senate first.
Anti-Trump narrative
This delay is indefensible as Trump has relied on an absurd claim of absolute immunity in a bid to seize a legal loophole and freeze his trial until after the election — so he can win and then order that the case be dropped. Given that the electorate has a right to know whether they're voting for a criminal, the former president must be tried before November.