Donald Trump’s victory in the Tuesday presidential election on Friday officially halted the criminal case tied to his alleged effort to overturn the 2020 election.
Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday granted a request from Special Counsel John L. “Jack” Smith to pause the case, acknowledging the “unprecedented circumstances” of a federal criminal defendant winning election.
Chutkan also ordered Smith to file a status report by Dec. 2 on a “proposed course” for the case to move forward.
