Judge Tanya Chutkan has scheduled an August conference with the defense and prosecution teams in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. Despite Trump’s motion to dismiss the indictment being denied, he can renew the motion once all issues of immunity are resolved. The Supreme Court has ruled that Trump has some level of immunity for conduct related to the case, but any official conduct that is immune cannot be admitted as evidence during a trial. The case has now returned to Judge Chutkan, who will determine which aspects of Trump’s conduct as alleged in the indictment were official and immune from prosecution. Both parties have until August 9 to file a status report with a proposed schedule for pretrial proceedings. The case has been paused as it went to the Supreme Court, but now it is uncertain when it will move forward to trial. Trump is not required to attend the August 16 meeting. Trump and his lawyers have argued for prosecutorial immunity for actions related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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