Decision gives Trump a crucial victory as he seeks to delay as much as possible his trial, currently scheduled for next March
The US supreme court on Friday rejected a request by the special counsel to expeditiously decide whether Donald Trump has immunity from federal prosecution over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, before a lower appeals court issued its own judgment.
The decision means the case is returned to the US court of appeals for the District of Columbia (DC) circuit, and the case against Trump remains frozen pending the outcome of the appeal.
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