It’s no secret that Donald Trump‘s legal woes keep growing bigger. In fact, the former president is facing at least four criminal prosecutions while on the campaign trail as the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
Trump, who continues to make false claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election, is fighting federal criminal charges related to his attempts to overturn the election results in which he lost the 2020 presidential race to Joe Biden.
He is accused of pressuring state officials and spreading false claims of voter fraud while inciting the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. His trial is scheduled for March 4, but he is appealing to dismiss the case based on arguments mostly focused on the Constitution’s separation of powers and presidential immunity from prosecution.
In late December, the Supreme Court rejected a request to expedite arguments on Trump’s immunity from federal prosecution for alleged crimes during his presidency, CNN reported. The decision, without explanation, was a setback for special counsel Jack Smith, likely delaying Trump’s trial in the election subversion case.
As for his criminal allegations, federal appeals court judges on Tuesday questioned Trump’s legal team about those immunity claims during a hearing where they “touched on a range of political and legal considerations,” AP reported. The court signaled that they are likely to dismiss Donald Trump’s assertion of immunity from prosecution in his election interference case. That would mean Trump could be prosecuted.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit was skeptical about Trump’s arguments against criminal prosecution. Judge J. Michelle Childs questioned the timing of considering Trump’s appeal, while Trump’s attorney, D. John Sauer, argued that presidential immunity should be addressed before trial, citing legal precedent. A watchdog group, American Oversight,…
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