The criminal case charging former President Donald Trump with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election was returned Friday to a trial judge in Washington after a Supreme Court opinion last month that narrowed the scope of the prosecution.
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- The Trump election subversion case has been returned to the trial judge following a Supreme Court opinion.
- The Supreme Court opinion last month narrowed the scope of the prosecution against former President Donald Trump for his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
- U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan is tasked with sorting out which acts in the indictment constitute official acts and which do not.
- The procedural move will likely result in a flurry of motions and potential hearings.
- The complexity of the work ahead means that a trial will not take place before the November election, in which Trump is the Republican nominee.
- The Supreme Court held that presidents enjoy absolute immunity for core constitutional duties and are presumptively immune from prosecution for all other acts, leaving it to Chutkan to apply this opinion to the case.
The Associated Press has the story:
Trump election subversion case returned to trial judge following Supreme Court ruling
Newslooks- WASHINGTON (AP) —
The criminal case charging former President Donald Trump with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election was returned Friday to a trial judge in Washington after a Supreme Court opinion last month that narrowed the scope of the prosecution.
The case was formally sent back to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan for further proceedings aimed at sorting out which acts in the landmark indictment constitute official acts and which do not. The procedural move is expected to kickstart the case, with a flurry of motions and potential hearings, but the sheer amount of work ahead for the judge and lawyers ensures that there’s no way a trial will take place before the November election in which Trump is the Republican nominee.
The Supreme Court held in a 6-3 opinion that presidents enjoy absolute immunity for core constitutional duties and are presumptively immune from prosecution for all other acts. The justices left it to Chutkan, who is presiding over the case, to decide how to apply their opinion to the remainder of the case.
