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Former President Trump made a bold move this week, y’all. He’s taking his case to the Supreme Court, arguing that he should be immune from prosecution and delay his criminal proceedings in the election subversion case. That’s right, folks. The highest court in the land is going to weigh in on whether a former president deserves immunity from charges related to actions taken during his time in office.
#BREAKING: Supreme Court takes up Trump presidential immunity dispute https://t.co/nA1p0JeRdN https://t.co/nA1p0JeRdN
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 28, 2024
Now, Trump has been steadfast in his belief that former presidents should be shielded from facing charges for anything they did while in the Oval Office. He’s also pointed out that Congress must secure a conviction during the impeachment process before any former president can be hit with criminal charges for the same stuff in a court of law. And let’s not forget, two lower federal courts have already shot down Trump’s legal argument.
But the former president ain’t giving up that easy. His legal team swooped in right before the Feb. 12 deadline to appeal the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit’s ruling against his presidential immunity claims. That ruling said he needed to appeal by that date to stop the case from picking back up under U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan. She already shut down Trump’s immunity claims back in December, setting off a long, drawn-out battle where the former president just can’t catch a break in his efforts to toss out the four charges against him.
Originally, Trump’s trial was set to kick off on March 4, but that plan got scrapped once it became clear the immunity fight wasn’t gonna wrap up in time. So now, if the Supremes don’t grant Trump’s request to hit the pause button on the case, pretrial proceedings will fire back up in federal district court, and a trial might get going in late May or even later.
Y’all, this is a big ol’ mess, and it ain’t looking good for Trump. Special counsel Jack Smith has already said that Trump’s emergency appeal shouldn’t fly because he can’t show that the Supreme Court would back his claim of absolute immunity. Plus, Smith argued that holding off on resolving the criminal charges against Trump would hurt the government and the public more than it would help him out.
So, it looks like Trump’s fate is now in the hands of the Supreme Court, and the outcome of this battle is anyone’s guess. We’ll be sure to keep you posted as this story keeps on unfolding. Stay tuned!
