Donald Trump’s lawyers to argue for trial to be delayed until 2026

US District Judge Tanya Chutkan is expected to set a tentative trial date during Monday’s status conference

Former president Donald Trump (AP)

Donald Trump’s lawyers will argue on Monday for one of the trials facing the former US president to be put back until April 2026.

Special counsel Jack Smith’s team has proposed a trial starting on January 2 2024 in a Washington federal court – one of four cities where Mr Trump could face trial next year – on charges of working to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election ahead of the US Capital riot on January 6 2021.