The Supreme Court now has two Trump-sized problems to deal with.

Last Thursday, the justices heard oral arguments in Trump v. Anderson, the case in which Colorado’s Supreme Court held that former President Donald Trump is ineligible for the presidency because of his incitement of the January 6 insurrection. Based on the justices’ questions at oral arguments, the Court appears likely to rule in favor of Trump — on the narrow grounds that state courts are not the right forum to determine whether a presidential candidate is disqualified from office.

Meanwhile, Trump’s lawyers formally sought an order from the Supreme Court on Monday that could indefinitely delay his federal criminal trial for attempting to steal the 2020 election — potentially until after the 2024 election is over.

This attempt to delay the trial arrives at the Court somewhat disguised as something else: a procedural motion in a dispute about whether presidents have a broad freedom to commit crimes.