"Supreme Court's Potential Impact on Trump's Immunity"

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts may play a pivotal role in determining whether Donald Trump's election interference trial proceeds, as Trump seeks a stay in the trial following a D.C. appeals court's rejection of his claim of presidential immunity. The appeals panel has given Trump until February 12 to ask the Supreme Court to get involved, and if Roberts supports a stay, the case may be put on hold. Trump is accused of illegally interfering in the 2020 presidential election, including encouraging the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, and his real agenda is seen as delaying the trial until after the election.