![]() ![]() Trump lawyers say Georgia charges violate ‘free speech’ and that he can’t be tried while president (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images) Scott Eisen/Getty Images The defense is scheduled to start presenting its case on Monday in Trump's fraud case. “Rather, where, as here, the President’s actions are within the ambit of his office, he is absolutely immune from prosecution.”īut Chutkan rejected that argument, writing that “to the contrary, America’s founding generation envisioned a Chief Executive wholly different from the unaccountable, almost omnipotent rulers of other nations at that time.”ĬLAREMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE - NOVEMBER 11: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign event on Novemin Claremont, New Hampshire. “But as the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and hundreds of years of history and tradition all make clear, the President’s motivations are not for the prosecution or this Court to decide,” Trump’s attorneys wrote. Trump’s lawyers had asked Chutkan to throw out the four charges he faced in Washington because they said Trump was working to “ensure election integrity” as part of his official capacity as president when he allegedly undermined the 2020 election results, and therefore is protected under presidential immunity. She added that Trump’s “four-year service as Commander in Chief did not bestow on him the divine right of kings to evade the criminal accountability that governs his fellow citizens.” Defendant may be subject to federal investigation, indictment, prosecution, conviction, and punishment for any criminal acts undertaken while in office,” Chutkan wrote. Former Presidents enjoy no special conditions on their federal criminal liability. “Whatever immunities a sitting President may enjoy, the United States has only one Chief Executive at a time, and that position does not confer a lifelong ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ pass. It also means that unless an appeals court steps in, the judge sees no issue with Trump being tried in the coming year. ![]() ![]() Trump doesn’t have presidential immunity from lawsuits over January 6, appeals court rulesĬhutkan’s opinion – that came after an appeals court said earlier Friday that Trump could be sued in civil proceedings related to the January 6, 2021, riot – is a resounding blow on a significant question about presidential protections that Trump hoped to use as he tries to stave off criminal cases. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images) Jim Vondruska/Getty Images The former president spoke on various topics pertaining to things that happened during his term in office as well as current events. FORT DODGE, IOWA - NOVEMBER 18: Former President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters at the Fort Dodge Senior High School on Novemin Fort Dodge, Iowa. ![]()
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