Donald Trump has filed an application at the Supreme Court to keep the federal election interference case on hold while he appeals.
His lawyers are using the First Amendment to argue that proceeding to trial would cause irreparable harm, effectively sidelining him during the campaign season.
“The D.C. Circuit’s extraordinary decision to return the mandate to the district court to proceed to trial imposes another grave species of irreparable injury — the threat to the First Amendment rights of President Trump, his supporters and volunteers, and all American voters, who are entitled to hear from the leading candidate for President at the height of the Presidential campaign. The Special Counsel seeks urgently to force President Trump into a months-long criminal trial at the height of campaign season, effectively sidelining him and preventing him from campaigning against the current President to whom the Special Counsel ultimately reports, President Biden,” Trump’s attorneys wrote.
The special counsel had sought an earlier trial date, but Trump’s immunity appeal has delayed the process.
Trump’s First Amendment argument would extend immunity to presidential candidates, adding another layer of protection.
The Supreme Court’s decision will determine whether the trial will be delayed or proceed.
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