Three-Judge Appeals panel unanimously rules against Trump on presidential immunity
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday February 6, 2024 that Donald Trump is not immune from criminal charges related to his attempt to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election.
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Notably, in a footnote at the end of the decision, the panel declines look at the merits of the threshold challenge that "the appointment of Special Counsel Smith is invalid because (1) no statute authorizes the position Smith occupies and (2) the Special Counsel is a principal officer who must be nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate."
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