Trump seeks pause on proceedings in 2020 election interference case

Driving the news: Trump's team argued in the Thursday motion for an "automatic stay of all district court proceedings."

• "Concerns regarding judicial resources and costs from continued litigation during the pendency of the appeal—including financial, reputational, and political costs to President Trump and this country—are significant," his legal team wrote.

The big picture: The former president has argued that presidential immunity shields him from prosecution for actions that were performed in the "outer perimeter" of his official duties, as a basis for the case to be dismissed.

• U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected that argument, writing in a filing last week: "Whatever immunities a sitting president may enjoy, the United States has only one chief executive at a time, and that position does not confer a lifelong 'get-out-of-jail-free' pass."

What to watch: Trump's team indicated Thursday that it plans to seek a stay from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals if Chutkan does not grant one.

• "As a result of these authorities, all current deadlines must be held in abeyance until, at minimum, this motion is resolved," Trump's team wrote.

Go deeper: Court dates disrupt his campaign calendar