Jacob Fischler, New Hampshire Bulletin The U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical Thursday of former President Donald Trump’s argument he is immune from criminal charges that he tried to overturn his loss in the 2020 election. But conservatives who dominate the court appeared open to returning key questions to a trial …
Read More »Trump’s Claims Of Presidential Immunity To Be Probed At Supreme Court On Thursday
Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday over former President Donald Trump’s pursuit of absolute immunity from criminal charges alleging that he schemed and knowingly fed lies to subvert the 2020 presidential election, eventually leading to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. In the …
Read More »Trump Seeks Absolute Immunity for Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election
Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump is pushing for absolute immunity in the legal battle over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. In a new filing with the Supreme Court, Trump’s legal team argues that he should be shielded from prosecution for any official acts he undertook while …
Read More »Supreme Court To Decide If Trump Is Immune From Prosecution For Acts As President
Jacob Fischler, Kentucky Lantern The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear former President Donald Trump’s argument that he should be immune from criminal charges related to the 2020 election. In a one-page order, the court set an expedited briefing schedule, with oral arguments to be held the week …
Read More »Supreme Court Urged to Reject Trump’s Request for Further Delay in Criminal Trial
Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump’s request for an emergency delay in his criminal trial related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election has been met with opposition from Special Counsel Jack Smith. Filed six days before the Supreme Court’s imposed deadline, Smith’s response argues against granting more time for …
Read More »Former GOP Officials Warn Of ‘terrifying possibilities’ If Trump Immunity Claim Accepted
Jacob Fischler, Florida Phoenix Accepting former President Donald Trump’s claim of presidential immunity would embolden future presidents to use military force to stay in office indefinitely, a group of anti-Trump Republican former officials warned in a Tuesday brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. Rejecting Trump’s immunity claim, which he has …
Read More »Trump Claim Of Presidential Immunity Rejected By Federal Appeals Court
Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder Former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted for charges he schemed to overturn the 2020 election, a three-judge panel of a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, rejecting Trump’s argument he was immune from criminal prosecution for any alleged conduct during his presidential term. In a unanimous opinion, …
Read More »Federal Judge Postpones March Trump Trial Over Immunity Fight
Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams In a widely anticipated move, the judge overseeing former U.S. President Donald Trump’s federal election interference case on Friday indefinitely postponed his March trial due to a pending decision from a higher court about the Republican front-runner’s immunity claims. Since Judge Tayna Chutkan of the U.S. …
Read More »Three-judge federal panel grills Trump lawyer on claim of presidential immunity
Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder Former President Donald Trump appeared in federal court Tuesday seeking immunity from charges that he schemed to overturn the 2020 presidential election results and knowingly fed lies to supporters who turned violent on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump, who is leading polls in the 2024 Republican presidential …
Read More »Supreme Court Won’t Yet Rule On Presidential Immunity Question In Trump Case
Ashley Murray, South Dakota Searchlight The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to quickly decide if former President Donald Trump holds immunity from federal prosecution in the case linked to his actions surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith had asked …
Read More »Supreme Court Asked To Quickly Rule On Trump Claims Of Presidential Immunity
Jacob Fischler, South Dakota Searchlight Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to expedite a decision on former President Donald Trump’s claims of presidential immunity in the 2020 election interference case. Smith asked the justices to rule on a matter that ordinarily would …
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