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Appeals court rejects Donald Trump’s claim he's immune from prosecution for alleged criminal acts in trying to overturn the 2020 election ahead of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Trump's team asked the Supreme Court to reject the expedited timeline and allow the appeals court to consider the case first. [29] [30] On December 22, the Supreme Court denied the special counsel's request, leaving the case to the appeals court. [31] On January 9, 2024, the D.C. Court of Appeals heard arguments in the immunity dispute.
On December 8, the three-judge panel on the appeals court mostly upheld the gag order. The court ruled that Trump cannot speak about prosecutors, court staff or their families. However, Trump may speak about witnesses as long as he doesn't speak specifically about their participation in the court case.
Trump then appealed the cases to the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals on July 27, 2022, claiming absolute immunity. [25] The Court of Appeals ruled against him on December 1, 2023, allowing the civil suits to proceed.
The justices refused and sent the question to the Court of Appeals for the D.C Circuit, which took until early February to rule against Trump.
An appeals court earlier this month held the same, with a three-judge panel saying that for the purposes of this case, "former President Trump has become citizen Trump, with all of the defenses of ...
J. Michael Luttig, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1991–2006), U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel (1990–1991) [210] (endorsed Kamala Harris) [211] Deanell Reece Tacha, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (1985–2008) (endorsed Kamala Harris) [91]
The words “chaos and bedlam” are now synonymous with Jan. 6, 2021. That is also what Donald Trump’s lawyers argue will ensue if the U.S. Supreme Court allows any state to kick the former ...