that he can be criminally prosecuted for his efforts to steal the 2020 election after he lost. donald trump, through his lawyers, tonight is requesting pause the trial and hear the case. delay alone could be big for him. a reversal, which frankly, most legal experts say is unlikely, the idea that the former president has permanent and listen unity after leaving office, will be another thing they re asking for. special counsel jack smith s coup case against trump. and this is something we ve heard about, and now we re gonna see exactly how it works. trump s lawyers having lost that first and second round now repeat their losing arguments, arguing that, quote, without immunity from prosecution, the president xi as we know it will cease to exist. it s not clear whether that kind of hyperbole will entice the court, but they also write that can looked height of election season will radically disrupt his ability to campaign, and then they say that appears to be the whole poin