Appeals court denies Trump’s immunity claims in election interference case | Donald Trump
A federal appeals court has rejected Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from criminal prosecution on charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 election results. The unanimous decision by the three-judge panel rejected the argument that Trump could only be prosecuted if he had first been convicted in a Senate impeachment trial. The judges also disagreed with the former president’s stance that his actions were protected by executive power, stating that this interpretation would put the office of the presidency above the law. The panel gave Trump until 12 February to seek a stay of the decision by appealing to the US Supreme Court. The charges against Trump, brought by special counsel Jack Smith, relate to allegations of federal election interference and obstruction of Congress.
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