Posted on 02/06/2024 7:16:19 AM PST by CFW
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected Donald Trump’s broad claim that he is immune from prosecution for alleged criminal acts he committed as president in trying to overturn the 2020 election in a chain of events that led to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Trump will almost certainly appeal immediately to the Supreme Court in a bid to prevent the trial from going ahead as scheduled in March. The Supreme Court could make a quick decision on whether to hear the case and could fast-track any ruling.
The three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that there was no basis for Trump to assert that former presidents have blanket immunity from prosecution for any acts committed as president.
The case is one of four criminal prosecutions Trump faces even as he remains the presumptive front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination.
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I will dance with joy if I’m wrong. In private, of course.
Is he supposed to appeal first to the en banc circuit before he appeals to scotus?
This case is about President Trump obstructing the electoral voting, iirc, WHILE he was still potus.
My memory is that the electoral count act and his duties as sitting potus really does immunize him.
They run Kangaroo Courts.
SCOTUS will grant an interim injuction and let the voters decide , scheduling a hearing post November which will become moot.
CORPUS DELECTI
To note, the decision was unanimous with three of the judges having been appointed by Trump.
Democrat reporter. No judge names, no infomation on their sponsor. Obviously, all are Democrats.
“I don’t think the Supremes will disagree with that ‘ruling’.”
Immunity isn’t at the core. At the core is whether the Jan 6 activity was an insurrection.
Blix couldn’t find them as they didn’t exist.
They indicated they’d go straight to the supremes.
Why would we want to exempt any President from their crimes?
Roberts overlooked the core of 0bamaCare. He’s not above doing it again, I fear.
C’mon. Don’t let facts get in the way.
I remember Pat Buchanan’s line of when he wins he’d turn to the Clinton’s at the innaguration and tell them they have the right to remain silent. I think it was Tim Russert who ask him what he’d charge them with. After a stunned look Buchanan admitted it was nothing more than a red meat line.
Nixon was under threat of pending impeachment and Senate conviction when he resigned. The pardon effectively removed that threat.
Not quite. One of the three is a Bush Sr. appointee.
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