The criminal trial of former President Donald Trump about his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results was postponed by a federal judge on Friday. 

In a new order by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, the original trial date set for March 4 in the United States District Court in Washington, D.C., was pushed back until a new trial schedule was issued. 

Chutkan set the trial date for March 4 in August, rejecting the former president’s plea to hold it off until 2026. Now, it’s unclear when the trial will be and if it will be held before the presidential primaries wrap up and before voters go to the polls in November. 

The federal case being nixed from the court’s calendar is a victory for Trump, who has been pushing to delay his multiple trials until after the November 2024 election. Chutkan rejected Trump’s effort to dismiss the Jan. 6 case on immunity grounds, which the former president appealed in December. 

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER

The latest decision to delay the start date comes as a federal appeals court has yet to rule if Trump has immunity from prosecution in the charges of scheming to overturn the 2020 election. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit agreed to take on the case in December, quickly moving with proceedings on Jan. 9, but a verdict has yet to be declared, and pretrial proceedings are on hold until then. The ruling could be appealed, and the issue could be taken to the Supreme Court, further delaying the trial. 

In August, a federal grand jury indicted Trump on felony charges to overturn the 2020 election results. The indictment came after an investigation out of special counsel Jack Smith’s office, which was looking into the former president’s role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Smith’s team also investigated Trump keeping classified documents after he left the White House, leading to an indictment in June.