Judge grants request to pause Trump's Washington election interference case

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.

Prosecutors asked the judge for a new Dec. 2 deadline to file "a status report or otherwise inform the court of the result of its deliberations."

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