Donald Trump formally asked the US Supreme Court to pause a recent appeals court ruling that rejected his claim of presidential immunity for his actions leading up to January 6th, 2021. The Supreme Court will likely ask the special counsel prosecuting Trump, Jack Smith, to file a response to Trump's request. The Court could decide to schedule oral arguments and issue a detailed ruling on Trump's immunity claim, which would delay the trial process further. The Court could grant Trump's request for a pause without arguments, putting the case on hold until his appeal is resolved, which could take months.
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00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:02 Donald Trump formally asked the US Supreme Court to pause a recent appeals court ruling
00:06 that rejected his claims of presidential immunity for his actions leading up to January 6, 2021.
00:11 The Supreme Court will likely ask the special counsel prosecutor Jack Smith to file a response
00:15 to Trump's request. The court could decide to schedule oral arguments and issue a detailed
00:20 ruling on Trump's immunity claim, which would delay the trial process further. The court could
00:23 grant Trump's request for a pause without arguments, putting the case on hold until his
00:27 appeal is resolved, which could take months. The court could also reject the request, sending the
00:32 case back to the trial judge. Some experts say the court may want to directly rule against Trump's
00:37 claim rather than let proceedings continue being delayed. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.