Former President Trump's election interference case resumed with a hearing.
Attorneys argued over issues of presidential immunity after former President Donald Trump, through his lawyer, entered a plea of not guilty to charges in the superseding indictment in his election interference case on Thursday.
Thursday's hearing, following months of delays in the case, came a week after special counsel Jack Smith filed the new indictment that revised the original Jan. 6 charges to reflect the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling that Trump is entitled to immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts undertaken while in office.
"Good morning, it's been almost a year," Judge Chutkan greeted everyone present.
Trump's attorney John Lauro joked, "Life was almost meaningless without seeing you." Chutkan responded, "Enjoy it while it lasts."
Chutkan told the teams, "I don't intend to finalize a schedule at the hearing" today, but she will issue a schedule for the case "as soon as possible afterwards."
Judge Tanya Chutkan has taken the bench, and court proceedings have started to get underway.
Prosecutors Tom Windom and Molly Gaston from special counsel Jack Smith's team are in court.
Donald Trump's attorneys have entered the courtroom ahead of this morning's proceedings.
Defense attorneys Emil Bove, Todd Blanche and John Lauro are among those present.
At his expected arraignment at today's hearing, Donald Trump has directed his attorneys to plead not guilty on his behalf to charges in the superseding indictment brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
Trump is not expected to appear at the hearing in person, after waiving his right to be present in a filing earlier this week.
The hearing in the case was scheduled before Smith filed the superseding indictment.
