Supreme Court to decide Trump immunity claim, further delaying election subversion trial

(CNN) —& The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether& Donald Trump may claim immunity& in special counsel Jack Smith’s election subversion case, adding another explosive appeal from the former president to its docket and further delaying his federal trial. The court& agreed to expedite the case& and hear arguments the week of April 22. The move puts the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination& on track for another high-stakes date& with the high court, which earlier this month heard arguments in a separate case questioning whether Trump disqualified himself from running for a second term under the 14th Amendment’s “insurrection ban.” Meanwhile, the Supreme Court arguments could come while Trump is on trial in New York on criminal charges of falsifying business records as part of a cover-up to conceal hush money payments before the 2016 election. (Trump has pleaded not guilty.) The high court on Wednesday ordered that a lower court ruling against Trump remain on hold until it decides the issue. As is common when granting a case, the court released only a short order and did not indicate how the justices voted. A spokesperson for the special counsel’s office declined to comment. The decision is a...