The prize board he sued wants the civil case paused while Trump is in office, citing an argument he has made to halt other litigation.

"According to Plaintiff, 'the appropriate answer' to these constitutional concerns 'is to postpone' such a state court case 'until the President is no longer in office.' Defendants agree." The post ‘Just as he once argued’: Pulitzer board uses Trump’s dilatory tactics against him,

The Pulitzer Prize board is asking a judge to hit pause on a defamation case President Donald Trump filed against until his presidency is over, using Trump’s own legal arguments against him.

The board of the Pulitzer Prizes asks a Florida judge to stay a defamation case from President Trump, involving journalism on Russian interference in the 2016 election.

The Pulitzer Board is asking a court to pause all defamation proceedings in President Donald Trump's lawsuit against them, CNN reported on Monday — and they're citing Trump's own legal theories to make their argument.

Mr. Trump, the board noted, has argued that a state court should not be permitted to exert control over a sitting president.

Donald Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize Board, which, he claimed, defamed him by refusing to retract prizes it gave the New York Times and the Washington Post for their Russiagate reporting.