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. Trump election case: Appeals court denies ex-president immunity - CNBC Appeals court rejects Trump's immunity claim in federal election interference case - ABC News Appeals panel rules against Trump on presidential immunity | The Hill Trump doesn't have broad immunity from prosecution, federal appeals court rules : NPR Trump campaign says he ‘respectfully disagrees’ with immunity ruling, will appeal | The Hill Thread by @JonathanTurley on Thread Reader App – Thread Reader App 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 principa...