Sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, according to the Justice Department

A federal judge on Friday set aside pending deadlines in President-elect Donald Trump's 2020 election subversion case after prosecutors said they were grappling with the

A US judge on Friday set aside pending deadlines in President-elect Donald Trump's 2020 election subversion case after federal prosecutors said they were grappling with the "unprecedented circumstance" of his impending return to the White House.

WASHINGTON — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case canceled any remaining court deadlines Friday while prosecutors assess the “the appropriate course going forward” in light of the Republican’s presidential victory.

Special Counsel Jack Smith had charged Donald Trump with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and illegally hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.

Prosecutors said they need time to assess “the appropriate course going forward."

Judge cancels deadlines in Trump's 2020 election interference case as prosecutors evaluate next steps post-election victory.

Federal prosecutors say they are grappling with the "unprecedented circumstance" of his impending return to the White House.

A federal judge has agreed to pause the election interference case against the US President-elect Donald Trump

Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A federal judge on Friday granted special counsel Jack Smith's request to pause the ongoing legal proceedings against president-elect Donald Trump in Washington related to attempts to overturn the 2020 election, according to court documents.

A federal judge has granted a request by Special Counsel Jack Smith to pause the case against Donald Trump for conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

The Justice Department has a long-standing policy of not prosecuting a sitting president

The special counsel asked for time to assess how to proceed now that Donald Trump is returning the White House, triggering a Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president.