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.
Quick Read
- Donald Trump announced he will attend an appeals court hearing in Washington D.C. on Tuesday regarding the extent of his presidential immunity. This announcement was made through a post on Truth Social on Monday.
- In his post, Trump claimed entitlement to immunity as the former President of the United States and Commander in Chief.
- Trump is accused by prosecutors of attempting to obstruct Congress and defraud the U.S. government through efforts to reverse Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.
- He has argued that the case should be dismissed, contending that former presidents cannot face criminal charges for actions related to their official duties.
- U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected this claim on December 1, leading to Trump’s appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
- Trump’s appeal has caused the suspension of his trial, which is scheduled for March.
- The U.S. Supreme Court last month chose not to immediately decide on Trump’s claim regarding his immunity from prosecution, allowing the lower court to continue reviewing the issue.
Reuters has the story:
Trump will attend federal appeals court arguments on presidential immunity
Newslooks- Jan 8 (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.
Prosecutors have accused Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, of attempting to obstruct Congress and defraud the U.S. government through schemes to reverse Democratic President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win.
Trump has argued that the case should be dismissed on the grounds that former presidents cannot face criminal charges for conduct related to their official responsibilities.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected that claim on Dec. 1, prompting Trump’s appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Trump’s appeal suspended his trial, which is currently set to take place in March.
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to immediately decide former President Donald Trump’s claim that he cannot be prosecuted for trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat, allowing a lower court to continue reviewing the issue.
