The federal criminal election interference case against Donald Trump resumed in Washington, D.C., on Thursday after a nearly year-long delay related to arguments on whether he can be prosecuted for conduct committed while he was president. Judge Tanya Chutkan heard arguments Thursday morning over how to schedule legal briefs to be filed in advance of a possible trial in the case. "Probably an exercise in futility to set a trial date now," Chutkan said in U.S. District Court at the end of the hearing. She said she would issue an order setting a schedule for motions as soon as possible. Trump's trial in the case is likely to happen by 2025 at the earliest — if at all — because Chutkan's rulings on whether the case can go to trial are virtually certain t