The Supreme Court of the United States has announced that it will hold an oral hearing on April 25 regarding the criminal immunity of former President Donald Trump. This hearing could potentially impact the attempts to try Trump for his alleged role in the 2021 Capitol assault.
The Supreme Court’s decision to schedule this session on the last day of the oral hearing calendar aims to clarify whether Trump can face a criminal trial in federal court in the District of Columbia. The charges stem from his alleged involvement in attempts to overturn the 2020 election results during the Capitol assault on January 6, 2021.
Trump’s trial in Washington was set to begin this week, but his legal team requested that the Supreme Court rule on the lower appeals court decision first. The lower court had determined that Trump could not claim immunity for his actions in trying to subvert the election results in favor of Joe Biden.
The criminal proceedings against Trump have been put on hold until the Supreme Court makes its ruling. If Trump is declared the winner in the upcoming election, he could potentially pressure the Department of Justice to drop the federal charges against him.
With a majority of conservative justices on the Supreme Court, Trump sees this case as an opportunity to potentially have the charges against him dropped. The outcome of the oral hearing on April 25 will be closely watched to see how it may impact the future trial proceedings.