The federal court hearing for former President Donald Trump, related to his efforts to overturn the results of the last presidential election, will not commence on March 4th as previously scheduled, marking the weakest position of the Czech currency against the euro since May 2022.

Washington - The initially scheduled commencement date for the main hearing in the federal trial involving former U.S. President Donald Trump has been canceled by Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the case. The hearing was set to explore Trump's attempts to reverse the outcomes of the latest presidential elections but now awaits a new date, as reported by American media.


This trial was poised to be the first of four criminal cases against Trump to reach the main hearing stage. However, preparations were halted in December when Trump appealed the dismissal of his claim that he could not be indicted for actions taken while in office. The appeals court heard arguments regarding Trump's broad interpretation of presidential immunity on January 8th, but a verdict is still pending.


Trump has already signaled his intent to escalate the matter to the U.S. Supreme Court should his appeal fail. According to an analysis by Politico, the trial's preparation would likely remain on hold under such circumstances. Given the Supreme Court's decision-making pace, the March timeline had appeared increasingly impractical in recent days.


"Once the mandate is returned, if that occurs, the court will set a new schedule," Judge Chutkan stated today.


Thus, the first of Trump's indictments to potentially proceed to trial could be the one in New York, where the former president faces charges related to falsifying financial records in connection with a payment to adult film actress Stephanie Clifford to silence her about an alleged affair before the 2016 elections. The main part of this trial is tentatively scheduled to start on March 25th.


The Washington trial centers on Trump's attempts to block the certification of his 2020 presidential election defeat. A grand jury, at the suggestion of special counsel Jack Smith, brought a four-count indictment, including conspiracy to defraud the United States. Trump denies any wrongdoing in this and other cases while campaigning for re-election.


The public calendar of the Washington court had the trial's start date disappear by Thursday, as mentioned by The Washington Post (WP). An unnamed official told the newspaper that it was still listed in the internal calendar last week.


The change comes after Judge Chutkan had indicated that the original date was increasingly unlikely. WP reported that she had scheduled other proceedings for the period initially expected for Trump's trial.


If Trump's appeal on immunity proceeds quickly through the judicial system, the federal indictment for election interference could reach a jury in spring, Politico estimates. Otherwise, the trial could be delayed until summer or fall.


"Ongoing delays benefit the former president, whose strategy across various courts is to stretch out the proceedings as much as possible," Politico notes.


Trump is the first indicted former president in U.S. history. Besides the cases mentioned above, he also faces an indictment for mishandling classified documents and another by the state of Georgia for attempting to overturn the election results there. The main hearings for these cases are scheduled for May and August, respectively.