Former President Donald Trump’s federal judge case of electoral interference halted all future deadlines in the case after special counsel Jack Smith filed a motion Friday seeking the stay.

As ABC News previously reported, Smith and the Department of Justice are in discussions about the best way to handle the election case and its dossier of classified documents after Trump’s election victory on Tuesday.

The decision builds on longstanding Justice Department policy that a sitting president cannot be prosecuted while in office, sources said.

“As a result of the election held on November 5, 2024, the defendant is expected to be certified as president-elect on January 6, 2025 and inaugurated on January 20, 2025,” Smith’s Friday filing said. “The Government respectfully requests that the Court vacate the remaining dates in the pretrial schedule to allow the Government time to evaluate this unprecedented circumstance and determine the appropriate course going forward, consistent with Department of Justice policy.”

“By December 2, 2024, the Government will submit a status report or otherwise inform the Court of the outcome of its deliberations. The Government has consulted with defense counsel, who do not oppose this request,” the filing states.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan quickly granted Smith’s request, writing, “All remaining dates on the preliminary trial schedule are VACATED. By December 2, 2024, the Government will submit a status report indicating the proposed course for this case going forward.”

Trump last year pleaded not guilty to federal charges of undertaking a “criminal scheme” to overturn the results of the 2020 election to stay in power.

Smith later accused Trump in a replacing the indictment which was adjusted to comply with the Supreme Court’s July ruling that Trump is entitled to immunity from prosecution for official acts undertaken as president.

Judge Chutkan was in the process of considering how the case should proceed in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling on immunity.