The Supreme Court has announced its plans to review former President Donald Trump's claim of immunity from criminal prosecution regarding charges of attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The case, which will be heard on April 25, marks the final day on the court's argument calendar and will determine the timeline of Trump's trial in Washington, D.C., where he is accused of obstructing Joe Biden's election victory.

This decision by the high court, instead of letting a lower court ruling stand, has drawn criticism for further delaying the election obstruction trial, which was originally scheduled for this week. Trump, who is currently on the verge of securing the 2024 Republican nomination, has been attempting to postpone all his trials until after the general election. If he is reelected, there is speculation that Trump could order the Justice Department to drop the federal charges against him. Moreover, it is worth noting that Justice Department policy dictates that a sitting president cannot be prosecuted.

Following a unanimous ruling from a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit last week, the Supreme Court has set oral arguments for April 25, extending their argument calendar. Until a ruling is issued, Trump's pretrial proceedings in D.C. will remain on hold. The high court could announce its decision anytime after the argument, most likely before its term concludes in late June or early July. This would likely postpone the D.C. trial to the second half of the summer or the fall.

In another recent case related to Trump, the Supreme Court swiftly issued a unanimous ruling, reversing a Colorado opinion that disqualified him from returning to office and allowing him to remain on the ballot.

The decision reached by the Supreme Court regarding Trump's claim of immunity in the D.C. case could potentially have implications for his other ongoing legal challenges. Trump has pleaded not guilty in all four of his criminal cases, and he has invoked immunity issues in his federal case in Florida, where he is accused of illegally retaining classified materials after leaving the White House and obstructing government efforts to recover them. The former president has also raised the issue of presidential immunity in Georgia, where he is facing state charges related to his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to undo the 2020 election results. Trump's fourth indictment comes from New York, where he is scheduled for trial later this month on charges of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment made to an adult-film star during the 2016 election. This trial would mark the first criminal trial of a former president and a prominent presidential candidate.

As the Supreme Court gears up to review Trump's claim of immunity on April 25, the significance of their decision could extend beyond the D.C. case, potentially impacting the legal course of his other ongoing criminal trials.