The US Supreme Court has refused to speed up the hearing of the case related to the immunity granted to former President Donald Trump.
The case of the former president’s alleged interference in the 2020 election has been put on hold after the court refused.
Special Counsel Jack Smith had requested the Supreme Court to bypass the Federal Court of Appeals and deal with the immunity case on a priority basis, but the US highest court rejected the request without giving reasons.
US District Judge Tanya Chutkin made it clear in a ruling on December 1 that Donald Trump does not have immunity.
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Trump’s lawyers appealed the ruling to the Court of Appeals, while the Special Counsel appealed to the Supreme Court to intervene and hear the case itself.
The Court of Appeals will now hear the case because Smith’s petition was rejected.
Trump’s lawyers want the case postponed until after the November 2024 presidential election, arguing that Donald Trump is immune because of his powers as president.
Trump is the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, but he was indicted in August for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, which led to the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The incident happened.
