The Supreme Court on Wednesday took up former President Donald Trump’s repeatedly rejected immunity claim in the D.C. election subversion case, stalling the trial until at least the late summer or fall. The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in the matter at the end of April. Trump’s claim that presidential immunity shields him from … Read more
Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann on Monday expressed his surprise at what he described as an “incredibly inappropriate first sentence” in Donald Trump’s filing to the U.S. Supreme Court in which the former president’s lawyers argued he should have “total immunity” for potential criminal acts committed when he was in the White House. “This application … Read more
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday ruled that Donald Trump does not have immunity from criminal charges accusing him of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat, but the decision does not mean the former U.S. president will head immediately to trial. Here is a look at next steps … Read more
Donald Trump is not immune from criminal prosecution for efforts to reverse his loss in the 2020 presidential election, a federal appeals court said in a unanimous ruling Tuesday. A three-judge appeals panel flatly rejected Trump’s argument that he could not be charged in the case because he was president at the time of the alleged … Read more
An old legal argument used by Donald Trump has come back to bite him. As Trump argues for immunity from prosecution, judges brought up his impeachment defense. Trump’s lawyers are now arguing the exact opposite of what his impeachment attorneys said in 2021. Donald Trump’s lawyer said he should be immune from criminal prosecution unless … Read more
(Reuters) -Donald Trump said he will be attending an appeals court hearing regarding the scope of his presidential immunity in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, in comments in a Truth Social post on Monday. “Of course I was entitled, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief, to Immunity,” Trump said in the post. … Read more
TALLINN, Estonia — President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus signed a new law Thursday that gives him lifelong immunity from criminal prosecution and prevents opposition leaders living abroad from running in future presidential elections. The law theoretically applies to any former president and members of his or her family. In reality, it only is relevant to … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Former President Donald Trump told a federal appeals panel on Saturday that he should be granted immunity from prosecution with regard to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election because he was acting within the bounds of his official duties when he took the actions. Most Read from Bloomberg Trump made his argument … Read more
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday declined for now to take up a landmark case over whether former President Donald Trump is absolutely immune from prosecution for alleged crimes committed while he was in office, a move that allows the appeals process to play out first. The court issued a one-line, unsigned order denying … Read more
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a request by federal prosecutors to immediately review his claim that he cannot be prosecuted for trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Trump made the court filing in response to an extraordinary request by U.S. Special … Read more