Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Monday to freeze the federal charges tied to his effort to overturn the 2020 election, putting the nine justices in the center of a high-stakes legal battle leading up to the 2024 presidential contest.
What the Supreme Court decides to do with Monday’s emergency application from the former president could influence whether Trump faces trial in Washington before the 2024 election.
In the application, the former president’s lawyers request relief from a procedure set by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which last week ruled Trump was not immune from federal charges for actions he took while he was in office.
