Judge in Trump’s 2020 election case delays March 4 trial date

Washington — U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday officially tossed out the March 4 trial date in the federal case against former President Donald Trump related to the 2020 presidential election as higher courts consider his broad claim of immunity.

Chutkan’s brief order vacated the March 4 trial date she set last August. She said a new schedule will be set depending on the outcome of the pending dispute over whether Trump is shielded from federal prosecution.

Her decision to push back the date of the trial was expected,…