The United States Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it will hold an oral hearing on April 25 on former President Donald Trump's criminal immunity for possible crimes during his term in office (2017-2021), hampering attempts to bring him to trial , could be thwarted for his role in the 2021 attack on the Capitol.
The Supreme Court scheduled this session for the final day of the justices' oral arguments.
The determination of the Most High will clarify whether Trump may face criminal charges in federal court in the District of Columbia over his role in overturning the 2020 election results during the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 or if, on the contrary, he is protected by presidential immunity, since the events occurred a few days before he left office.
Trump's trial in Washington was scheduled to begin this weekBut the former president's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to rule on a lower appeals court's decision that found the former president could not hide behind immunity in his lawsuit because he tried to overturn the 2020 election that Joe Biden had won, to undermine.
The Supreme Court decided late last month to review the case, which was heavily criticized by some legal experts as giving wings to Trump's argument that he enjoys “total” immunity in the exercise of his office.
The criminal case against Trump for the attack on January 6, 2021 It is suspended until the Supreme Court decides and the start of the trial could be delayed until after the November 5 general election.
If the Republican is declared the winner, he could pressure the Justice Department to drop federal charges against him.
The Supreme Court has a majority of six conservative justices and only three progressive justices, and for Trump, putting this election interference case in his hands was the most desirable outcome.
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