The Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will hear oral arguments on April 25 over whether former President Donald Trump enjoys immunity from criminal charges in his federal election interference case brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
Pretrial proceedings for Smith’s four-count indictment against Trump are currently on pause while the Supreme Court prepares to consider Trump’s claim that former presidents cannot face charges for official acts performed while in office. An additional argument date was created for the week of April 22, a Thursday, to make room for the former president’s dispute.
The justices could wait for weeks, and possibly until the end of June, to issue an opinion over the dispute. If they rule that Trump can be prosecuted for actions that took place while he was still in office, the case could be restarted in federal district court just months before the November general election.
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Two lower courts have already rejected Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution. Smith asked the high court not to continue the delay in lower courts while it hears the dispute, but the justices rejected that request.
This is a development story and will be updated.
