The judge in former President Donald Trump's federal election interference case has paused all upcoming deadlines in the case, after special counsel Jack Smith filed a motion Friday requesting the pause so his office can "determine the appropriate course going forward" in this "unprecedented circumstance." As ABC News previously reported, Smith and the Justice Department are in talks about the best way to wind down the election case and his classified documents case, following Trump's election victory on Tuesday. MORE: What happens to Trump's criminal cases after his election win? Judge Chutkan has been in the process of considering how the case should proceed in light of the Supreme Court's immunity ruling. At special counsel's request, judge pauses upcoming deadlines in Trump's election interference case originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News November 08, 2024 17:40 UTC