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Trump not immune from election subversion charges, US appeals court rules
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Trump not immune from election subversion charges, US appeals court rules

Published February 8, 2024
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Former US president Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower for Manhattan federal court to attend his defamation trial in New York on 26 January 2024.

  • Former US president Donald Trump’s lawyers argued that former presidents could not be criminally prosecuted for official actions unless first impeached by the House of Representatives and removed from office by the Senate.
  • The indictment brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith is one of four criminal cases facing Trump and one of two alleging interference in the 2020 election.
  • Trump is leading the Republican nomination poll for president.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that Donald Trump does not have immunity from charges that he plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat, bringing the former US president a step closer to an unprecedented criminal trial.

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected Trump’s claim that he cannot be prosecuted because the allegations relate to his official responsibilities as president.

The ruling, which Trump is almost certain to appeal, rebuffs his attempt to avoid a trial on charges that he undermined American democracy and the transfer of power, even as he consolidates his position as the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination.

Trump’s lawyers argued that former presidents were entitled to sweeping legal protections and could not be criminally prosecuted for official actions unless first impeached by the House of Representatives and removed from office by the Senate.

Trump was impeached twice by the House, but each time Senate Republicans cast sufficient votes to acquit him of the charges.

READ | ‘Revenge’: Trump shares poll hinting at his agenda for second term as US president

Judges homed in on the broad nature of Trump’s claim at a 9 January hearing, questioning a Trump lawyer over whether even a president who ordered military commandos to assassinate a political rival could escape criminal prosecution without initial action by Congress.

Trump has repeatedly voiced his immunity claim on the campaign trail and social media, saying in an 18 January post: “ALL PRESIDENTS MUST HAVE COMPLETE & TOTAL PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY, OR THE AUTHORITY & DECISIVENESS OF A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WILL BE STRIPPED & GONE FOREVER.”

The indictment brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith accuses Trump of using false claims of voter fraud to pressure state lawmakers, Justice Department officials and then-Vice President Mike Pence to thwart the certification of the election results.

It is one four criminal cases facing Trump and one of two alleging interference in the 2020 election.

Trump has pleaded not guilty to four felony counts and accused prosecutors of a politically motivated effort to damage his campaign.

The immunity argument was previously rejected by US District Judge Tanya Chutkan in December, prompting Trump to appeal.

READ | Jury orders Donald Trump to pay $83 million for sex assault defamation

Even if Trump’s argument is not accepted by courts, the appeal is likely to achieve his aim of delaying the scheduled 4 March trial and potentially pushing it until after the November election. The case is on hold while Trump appeals.

If Trump wins the election, he could seek to pardon himself or direct the Justice Department to shut down the case.

Trump can ask the full DC Circuit court and the US Supreme Court to review the ruling, potentially leading to weeks or months of additional delay.

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