Trump Asks Supreme Court to Keep DC Election Trial on Hold (2)

Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court to keep on hold his criminal trial for trying to overturn the 2020 election while he appeals a ruling that rejected his bid for immunity from prosecution.

Monday’s request, which meets a deadline set by a three-judge panel, brings a second major Trump case before the nation’s highest court as he campaigns to return to the White House. The justices are already considering whether states can bar him from this year’s presidential ballot because of his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

In the new challenge, Trump is trying to halt – ...