Trump will seek to delay the electoral subversion case until after the elections

Donald Trump’s legal team will seek to delay the electoral subversion case against the former US president (2017-2021) until after the presidential elections following the Supreme Court’s ruling regarding the immunity of his actions as president.

In a joint document, the attorneys general and the New York magnate’s legal team presented opposing proposals on how to move forward in the case accusing him of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.

While prosecutors suggested a review to get around the Supreme Court’s ruling, Trump’s defense team proposed a timetable to address certain pretrial disputes that could render some of the charges against him ineffective and extend the trial at least until early 2025.

The New York tycoon’s team argued that the indictment issued by prosecutors last week still contains allegations for which Trump, as a former president, would be entitled to immunity, and that they could seek to have the case dismissed.

The special prosecutor in charge of the investigation, Jack Smith, filed a new indictment on Tuesday, toning down the former US president’s allegations to comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling on the immunity of his actions as president. Smith maintained the four previous charges, including conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, but he limited some allegations about his plans for electoral subversion.

Specifically, according to The Washington Post, he withdrew those linked to Trump’s efforts to get the Justice Department to support his claim that there had been electoral fraud in the 2020 election, which was won by Democrat Joe Biden.

The Supreme Court ruled in July that the former president could not face charges related to his exchanges with members of the Justice Department, considering that his interaction with that office was part of the powers of his position.

On January 6, 2021, some 10,000 people – most of them Trump supporters – marched on Congress and about 800 stormed the building while Biden’s victory was being certified. There were five dead and about 140 officers injured. EFE mvg/nvm