The Courts Let Trump Run Out The Clock When He Was President. They’re Doing It Again.

When Trump was in office, the federal judiciary failed to handle cases that involved him in a timely fashion. It's happening again with his criminal trials.

Former president and current GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s top priority since being indicted in four different jurisdictions on dozens of felony charges has been clear: Delay the trials until after the election.

The Supreme Court gave Trump exactly what he wanted when it agreed to hear arguments on April 25 regarding Trump’s claim that he has an “absolute immunity” from federal prosecution for attempting to overturn his 2020 election loss.

By taking the case and scheduling a hearing on April 25, the court has radically increased the chances that the trial will not reach a verdict prior to the Nov. 5 general election. It wouldn’t be the first time the Supreme Court, like other federal courts, has helped Trump dodge the consequences of litigation by running out the clock.

During Trump’s presidency, the courts extended consideration of the disclosure of Trump’s financial records and his profiteering off of foreign and domestic governments for so long, neither case was resolved until after he’d left office.

Whether it was a direct Supreme Court decision or simply the fact that the judicial system can be exploited by those with means to create strategic delays, the courts have made sure that time is always on Trump’s side.