Appeals court rejects Trump's immunity claim in federal election interference case The U.S. Court of Appeals has rejected former President Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity as it pertains to his federal election interference case.
Washington —A federal appeals court in Washington found former President Donald Trump is not entitled tobroad immunityfrom federal prosecution, delivering a landmark decision that would allow the criminal case against the former president involving the 2020 presidential election to move forward if the ...
Appeals court rejects Trump immunity claimAn appeals court has ruled former President Trump does not have immunity from charges related to his alleged attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Jan Crawford has the latest.Feb 7, 2024...
District Judge Tanya Chutkan's decision rejecting Trump's bid to derail the case headed to trial in Washington, D.C., in March. The one-page filing was accompanied by a request from the Trump team to put the case on pause so the appeals court can take up the...
Chutkan earlier rejected the immunity arguments, asserting that the office of the presidency does not confer a “’get-out-of-jail free card.” Trump’s lawyers then appealed that decision, prompting Smith to seek to bypass the court and request an expedited decisio...
how much longer the trial might be delayed. If the court grants Trump’s request without speeding up the appeals process, Trump would likely have until early May before he would need to file his full appeal. But the justices could set much quicker deadlin...
The Hill reportedthat Trump spokesman Steven Cheung responded to the appeals court ruling by saying, “President Trump respectfully disagrees with the DC Circuit’s decision and will appeal it in order to safeguard the Presidency and the Constitution.” The decision,...
Stream onAppeals court rejects Trump's immunity claim in federal election interference case A three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals has rejected former President Trump's claim of presidential immunity in his federal election interference case. ...
A federal appeals court questioned the limits of a broad claim of presidential immunity put forward by former President Donald Trump.
The Supreme Court is still likely to take up the question, but not imminently. The Supreme Court's decision to not weigh in for now was a blow to special counsel Jack Smith and his prosecution team. Trump first filed a motion to dismiss the indictment on grounds of "presidential immunity"...