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The Supreme Court will consider Thursday whether former President Donald Trump is immune from federal prosecution on charges of criminal election interference.
this question Special counsel Jack Smith accuses Trump of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden, as the question before the court — whether the former president can be prosecuted for official acts committed while in office — It’s a matter of life and death.
The high court’s final ruling also has far-reaching implications for some of Trump’s other pending criminal cases, which hinge on his conduct in the White House.
In addition to Smith’s case in Washington, D.C., Trump has been accused in Georgia of trying to overturn his 2020 loss to Biden in the state.
He is also currently on trial in Manhattan Supreme Court for allegedly falsifying business records, and after becoming president in 2017, he repaid his then-lawyers $130,000 in hush money payments to porn stars.
Trump will not hear oral arguments before the Supreme Court because he needs to attend a criminal trial in New York.
Lawyers for Trump and Smith will begin arguments at 10 a.m. ET before nine judges, three of whom Trump nominated during his presidential term.
The Supreme Court agreed to take up the case after two lower courts rejected Trump’s claim that he was immune from prosecution by Smith.
On December 11, 2020, in Washington, the United States, supporters of US President Donald Trump went to the Supreme Court to review a lawsuit filed by Texas seeking to undo President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory.
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By weighing the immunity issue, the high court effectively delayed the election interference case for months, where it is pending in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. The semester ends, usually in late June or early July.
Even if a judge rejects Trump’s arguments and allows Smith’s case to proceed, the case likely won’t go to trial until after the Nov. 5 presidential election. Republican presidential candidate Trump has sought to delay all four pending criminal trials until after the election.
Federal election interference trial scheduled for March 4.
Some legal experts who criticize Trump slam The court upheld Trump’s immunity claim after a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., strongly rejected it in early February.
Norm Eisen, an attorney and former aide to House Democrats during Trump’s first impeachment, said at a news conference Wednesday that the Supreme Court “has unduly delayed this matter.”
The indictment filed by Smith charges Trump with four criminal counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States. Smith accused Trump of trying to seize control of the country by spreading false claims of election fraud, organizing a swarm of fake pro-Trump electors in states where Biden won, and trying to exploit the violent mob of Trump supporters who attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Subvert the 2020 election results.
This is developing news. Please check back for updates.
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