In the first court hearing in nearly a year, a lawyer for Donald Trump clashed on Thursday with the judge in the federal election interference prosecution of the former president after suggesting the government was rushing forward with an “illegitimate” indictment at the height of the White House campaign.

A federal judge is holding a hearing in Washington, DC, to consider how to proceed with special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case against Donald Trump. Follow for live news updates.

After months of delays, a federal judge is set to hold a hearing Thursday that could determine the trajectory of former President Trump's election interference case.

NBC News' Ken Dilanian and Lisa Rubin report on the developments in a hearing for the election interference case against former President Trump and why the judge overseeing the case has not set a new trial date yet.

A lawyer for Donald Trump clashed on Thursday with the judge in the federal election interference prosecution of the former president after suggesting the government was rushing forward with an “illegitimate” indictment at the height of the White House campaign.

Trump's federal election interference case in Washington is moving forward again after a lengthy delay at the US Supreme Court

A lawyer for Donald Trump has clashed with the judge in the federal election interference prosecution of the former president after suggesting the government was rushing forward with an “illegitimate”

Prosecutors and defense lawyers are clashing in a Washington courtroom over the next steps in the federal election interference prosecution of Donald Trump. Thursday's hearing is the first since the

Prosecutors and defense lawyers are clashing in a Washington courtroom over the next steps in the federal election interference prosecution of Donald Trump.

Prosecutors and defense lawyers are clashing in a Washington courtroom over the next steps in the federal election interference prosecution of Donald Trump.

Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, is charged with illegally trying to undo his loss in the 2020 election to President Joe Biden