On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan signed an order that will effectively pause Donald Trump's election interference case in Washington, D.C, which will cause proceedings to lay dormant until the case's appeals process comes to a conclusion. In opposition to this decision, special counsel Jack Smith is of the belief, per ABC News, that "certain filings could still move forward to keep the case on track for the March 4 trial date," and tapped in the Supreme Court earlier this week, asking for them to intervene and resolve the matter in an expedited fashion.
In a statement that came with her signed order, Chutkan made it clear that the pause in the case does not also mean that protective orders that have been put in place regarding Trump's actions will also be paused, meaning that his limited gag order and conditions of his release are still very much in place.
