Presidents should have immunity for acts taken in office, they say – including attempts to overturn 2020 election resultsLawyers for Donald Trump urged the US supreme court to find that presidents have absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts they take in office and, therefore, dismiss the federal criminal case against Trump over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.The arguments from Trump came in a brief submitted to the court Tuesday before oral...
Lawyers for Donald Trump urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to dismiss an indictment charging the former president with conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election, renewing their arguments that he is immune from prosecution for official acts taken in the White House. Lower courts have already
Lawyers for Donald Trump urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to dismiss an indictment charging the former president with conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election, renewing their arguments that he is immune from prosecution for official acts taken in the White House. Lower courts have already twice rejected the immunity claims, […]
Lower courts have already twice rejected the immunity claims, but Trump’s lawyers will get a fresh chance to press their case before the Supreme Court when the justices hear arguments on April 25.
Lower courts have already twice rejected the immunity claims, but Trump’s lawyers will get a fresh chance to press their case before the Supreme Court when the justices hear arguments on April 25.
Lower courts have already twice rejected the immunity claims, but Trump’s lawyers will get a fresh chance to press their case before the Supreme Court when the justices hear arguments on April 25.
Lower courts have already twice rejected the immunity claims, but Trump’s lawyers will get a fresh chance to press their case before the Supreme Court when the justices hear arguments on April 25.
Trump's lawyers will get a chance to press their case before the Supreme Court when the justices
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to dismiss the indictment over his challenge of the 2020 election results, renewing their claim of immunity from criminal prosecution.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss an indictment
Donald Trump filed a brief to the Supreme Court Tuesday before it begins to hear his claim that he should be immune from criminal prosecution for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.His argument has already been dismissed by two courts. The High Court has agreed to hear his appeal starting April 25.While it was known Trump was appealing, the former president's legal argument contained in the brief is turning some heads already. After a quick...
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday told the Supreme Court he should be granted absolute immunity for his effort to overturn the 2020 election results that culminated in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, saying a ruling against him would "incapacitate every future president." Trump's legal team filed a brief outlining its legal arguments ahead of oral arguments on April 25, saying Trump should enjoy absolute immunity for any official acts he undertook as president. "The...