An appeals court in the U.S. state of Georgia halted criminal trial proceedings Wednesday in former U.S. President Donald Trump's 2020 election subversion case while it reviews appeals.

Trump and 18 others were indicted in August over alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the southeastern U.S. state. Trump has pleaded not guilty and criticized the cases against him as part of a politically motivated attempt to keep him from recapturing the White House.