Judge rejects Trump's claim of immunity in his federal 2020 election prosecution

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Source: ABC News/AP

December 1, 2023, 7:43 PM


WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution in his election interference case in Washington, a federal judge ruled Friday, knocking down the Republican's bid to derail the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan's decision tees up a legal fight over the scope of presidential power that could ultimately reach the U.S Supreme Court. Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing in the case, is expected to quickly appeal to fight what his lawyers have characterized as an unsettled legal question.

In her ruling, Chutkan said “former Presidents enjoy no special conditions on their federal criminal liability.”

“Defendant may be subject to federal investigation, indictment, prosecution, conviction, and punishment for any criminal acts undertaken while in office,” she wrote.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/judge-rejects-trumps-claim-immunity-federal-2020-election-105322751

[Marthe48]

1. Didn't we already do this with nixon?

Let's just keep chanting: "No one is above the law. No one."

[BumRushDaShow]

3. We've gone through this multiple times

in multiple jurisdictions with him! Don't even have to go back 50 years.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. No one is above the law. Period.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Y'know, it looks like the Supreme Court is going have its docket

filled with Trump appeals for this season.

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5. 👆👆👆 THIS

[Marthe48]

6. Be nice if they declined

save it for someone who's bringing a valid complaint, not criminal tantrums. And for a court who are jurists first (I read that from another DUer)