Special prosecutor Jack Smith is asking a judge to oversee the former president Donald Trump‘s federal election interference lawsuit will offer a calendar for more time for future trial The Supreme Court was abolished case with an immunity ruling last month.
In Thursday’s filing, Smith’s office asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to give the parties until Aug. 30 to propose next steps. If granted, it would give prosecutors three more weeks to consult with other parts of the Justice Department on how to move forward in the case, which focuses on Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
“While those consultations are well under way, the Government has not finalized its position on the most appropriate timetable for the parties to brief the decision,” prosecutors wrote. “Therefore, the Government respectfully requests additional time to submit an informed proposal to the Court regarding the proposed pre-trial timeline.”
The document states that Trump’s lawyers do not object to the request for an extension. Chutkan last week set a status conference for Aug. 16 and told both sides to submit a joint status report outlining a proposed timeline for pretrial proceedings by Friday.
Trump’s attorney declined to comment Thursday night, and a spokeswoman for the Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trump, who has pleaded not guilty in the case, has requested that his legal battle be dismissed or at least delayed until after the election.
In a Truth Social post on Thursday night, he said the Supreme Court’s ruling had justified the dismissal of a number of cases against him.
“It is clear that the Supreme Court’s historic decision on immunity requires and demands the Complete and Complete Dismissal of ALL Witch Hunts.” Trump wroteciting his legal troubles as coordinated “political attacks” and “election interference”.
Chutkan last week He rejected Trump’s offer to dismiss the indictment, adding that he may refile after all immunity issues are resolved.
Trump’s federal election interference case is just one of his influential legal battles Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity last month, which rejected his claim of broad immunity but found that he was entitled to some immunity for official acts while in office.
Florida judge appointed by Trump terminated the classified documents case He was challenged after the Supreme Court ruling, and the New York judge overseeing his hush-hush case agreed to postpone the sentencing hearing after defense lawyers asked for more time to argue that the high court’s decision last month was grounds for a new trial.
Trump was due to be sentenced on July 11 after a jury trial in New York found him guilty In May, his ex-lawyer on all 34 counts of falsifying business records related to hush money he paid adult film star Stormi Daniels to cover up an alleged affair in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election. Court session it is expected to take place next month.