Lawmakers and police officers suing Donald Trump for allegedly inciting the January 6 Capitol attack are opposing Trump’s request to delay a critical hearing on presidential immunity.
The plaintiffs, including Rep. Eric Swalwell and officers who confronted the rioters, say Trump and his team want to move the Dec. 19, 2025 hearing to Jan. 12, 2026, or later, because a newly hired lawyer—retained just days before the original hearing—needs more time to prepare.
The key points from the plaintiffs’ opposition filing are:
- The Dec. 19 hearing date was set with agreement from all parties, including Trump’s team, after accounting for their prior scheduling conflicts.
- Trump’s new lawyer joined too late to justify postponing the date; hiring counsel unavailable on the agreed date was within Trump’s control.
- Postponing now would disrupt plaintiffs’ careful preparation and cause significant delays in a nearly five-year-old case focused on whether Trump is entitled to presidential immunity from this lawsuit.
- Plaintiffs highlight that some of their counsel planned personal vacations around the December date and cannot be available on the proposed January alternative.
The plaintiffs urge the court not to allow further delay on resolving this “pivotal, threshold” legal question, emphasizing the importance of timely progress after years of litigation.
If you want, I can explain more about presidential immunity, its role in this case, or the procedural issues around court scheduling and motions to postpone hearings. Would you like that?
