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States — A federal judge on Friday granted a request by Special Counsel Jack Smith to pause the case against Donald Trump for conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
In a filing with District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who presides over the case, Smith noted that Trump won the White House race this week and will be inaugurated as president on January 20, 2025.
He asked Chutkan to vacate the filing deadlines in the case “to afford the government time to assess this unprecedented circumstance and determine the appropriate course going forward consistent with Department of Justice policy.”
Chutkan granted Smith’s request without comment.
The Justice Department has a long-standing policy of not prosecuting a sitting president.
Smith said he would file a status report with the court by December 2.
