The federal choose presiding over former President Trump’s Florida case has paused a number of courtroom deadlines to contemplate presidential immunity.
Trump’s authorized staff offered a movement Friday searching for “a partial keep of additional proceedings” within the case introduced by particular counsel Jack Smith “till President Trump’s motions based mostly on Presidential immunity and the Appointments and Appropriations Clauses are resolved.”
U.S. District Choose Aileen Cannon on Saturday agreed to listen to arguments, permitting two weeks for each camps to arrange briefs concerning the relevance of the Supreme Court docket’s ruling on presidential immunity.
TRUMP ASKS FLORIDA COURT TO PAUSE CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS CASE AFTER SUPREME COURT IMMUNITY DECISION
Former President Trump, a Republican presidential candidate, speaks at a marketing campaign rally on the Liacouras Heart in Philadelphia. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Pictures)
Trump faces fees from Smith’s investigation into his possession of labeled supplies.
He pleaded not responsible to all 37 felony counts from Smith’s probe, together with willful retention of nationwide protection data, conspiracy to impede justice and false statements.
TRUMP IMMUNITY CASE: SUPREME COURT RULES EX-PRESIDENTS HAVE SUBSTANTIAL PROTECTION FROM PROSECUTION
Trump was additionally charged with an extra three counts as a part of a superseding indictment from the investigation, an extra depend of willful retention of nationwide protection data and two further obstruction counts.
The Alto Lee Adams, Sr. United States Courthouse in Fort Pierce, Fla., the place U.S. District Choose Aileen Cannon is presiding over the case of former President Trump. (Joe Raedle/Getty Pictures)
The Supreme Court docket dominated Monday within the Trump v. United States case {that a} former president has substantial immunity from prosecution for official acts whereas in workplace however not for unofficial acts.
In a 6-3 determination, the courtroom despatched the matter again to a decrease courtroom when the justices didn’t apply the ruling as to whether former President Trump is immune from prosecution concerning actions associated to efforts to overturn the outcomes of the 2020 election.
Walt Nauta, left, an aide to former President Trump, walks along with his lawyer, Stanley Woodward, proper, as they depart the Alto Lee Adams, Sr. United States Courthouse in Fort Pierce, Fla. (Joe Raedle/Getty Pictures)
“The President enjoys no immunity for his unofficial acts, and never every little thing the President does is official,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for almost all.
Fox Information Digital’s Brooke Singman and Brianna Herlihy contributed to this report.
