Trump asks US supreme court to keep election interference case frozen

Ex-president met deadline imposed by federal appeals court to keep the criminal case on hold as he prepares a last-ditch challenge

Lawyers for Donald Trump asked the US supreme court on Monday to keep on hold the criminal case over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results while he prepares to challenge a recent appeals court ruling that found he was not immune from prosecution.

The former US president also asked the nation's highest court to stay the US court of appeals for the DC circuit order that prevented him from seeking what is known as an en banc" rehearing of the case by the full bench of appeals judges.