Case, paused after supreme court ruling, returns to judge Tanya Chutkan, who will decide how she intends to proceedDonald Trump’s criminal prosecution over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election was set to resume on Friday with narrowed charges, after the US supreme court ruling that gave former presidents broad immunity took effect and the case returned to the control of the presiding trial judge.The formal transfer of jurisdiction back to the US district judge Tanya Chutkan means she can issue a scheduling order for how she intends to proceed – including whether she will hold public hearings to determine how to apply the immunity decision. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/02/trump-2020-election-case-resumes
Author : Hugo Lowell
Publish date : 2024-08-02 20:21:59
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