Trump firstraised his claimof presidential immunity in October, when he asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing his criminal case in D.C., to dismiss the charges brought against him. The former president's lawyers said he cannot be charged for actions he performed within...
The former president hasraised a claimof presidential immunity in a second case Smith brought against him, that one involving hisalleged mishandling of documentsmarked classified and obstruction. The federal judge overseeing the documents case in South Florida is set to consider Friday when it will ...
Aside from the merits of the immunity claim, the judges jumped right into questioning Trump’s lawyer over whether the court has jurisdiction to hear the appeal at this time. Sauer said presidential immunity is clearly a claim that is meant to be reviewed before trial. Smith’s team also s...
They also sharply rejected Trump’s claim that “a President has unbounded authority to commit crimes that would neutralize the most fundamental check on executive power — the recognition and implementation of election results.” “Nor can we sanction his apparent contention that the Executive has ...
The U.S. Justice Department long has had an internal policy not to indict a sitting president, but prosecutors said no such restrictions exist once a president leaves the White House. His defense team argued that the immunity U.S. presidents have from civil lawsuits should extend...
Trump to Appeal Judge's Rejection of Immunity Claim in 2020 Election Case More Reuters Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks outside the courtroom during a break as he attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court...
Donald Trump’s Colorado ballot challenge and his “presidential immunity” claim are awaiting the Supreme Court’s final decision. Neal Katyal, Saunders Professor of Law at Georgetown University, joins Joy Reid with his analysis of these cases and more.
A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday rejected former President Donald Trump's claim of immunity from federal prosecution. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford and CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Rober
The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether Donald Trump may claim immunity in special counsel Jack Smith’s election subversion case, adding another explosive appeal from the former president to its docket and further delaying his federal trial. The court expedited the case and will hear...
Trump replied by repeating a baseless claim that all the cases against him were the result of “weaponized” government agencies led by the Biden administration. In fact, two of the four criminal cases against him were brought by state prosecutors independent from the Justice D...