Trump's A$$ Handed to Him By 2 Courts In One Day

[Mr._Clark]

Today's episodes of "Trump has his a$$ handed to him in court" are brought to you courtesy of the federal Court of Appeals in DC, and the DC District Court.

First, he lost his presidential immunity claim on appeal in several January 6 civil cases that were consolidated for purposes of appeal:

>>>Former President Trump is not immune from civil lawsuits blaming him for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, an appeals court ruled Friday.

The appellate court was asked to decide whether Trump’s false claims of election fraud and rallying cry for supporters to gather at the Capitol and “fight like hell” was outside his presidential responsibilities, meaning he could be held liable for it under U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

A three-judge panel affirmed unanimously that Trump’s post-election efforts to subvert the 2020 election results were done in his capacity as a presidential candidate — not a president.<<<

Appeals court rules Trump doesn’t have immunity from civil suits over Jan. 6 riots

Former President Trump is not immune from civil lawsuits blaming him for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, an appeals court ruled Friday. The appellate court was asked to decide wh…

thehill.com

He also lost a somewhat similar argument in the January 6 criminal case:

>>>A federal judge on Friday rejected former President Trump’s argument that he is immune in his 2020 election subversion criminal case, while also denying his other constitutional defenses.

“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, Former Presidents enjoy no special conditions on their federal criminal liability,” U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan wrote in the 48-page ruling. . . .

“Defendant’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,” she added in her decision.<<<

Judge rejects Trump’s immunity argument in federal 2020 election case

A federal judge on Friday rejected former President Trump’s argument that he is immune in his 2020 election subversion criminal case, while also denying his other constitutional defenses. “Wh…

thehill.com

Judge Chutkan nailed it. Presidents are not kings. This is one of the most basic principles of our system of government. Trump will undoubtedly appeal the decision, but he has precisely one snowball's chance in hell of winning on appeal.

It's nice to see some of Trump's garbage legal arguments getting cleared out of the way.

 

[cpp]

Oh yes, and this crap is still going on. Not sure who's dragging this out the Courts or Trumps dysfunctional atty's.

 

[lovinthehd]

Oh yes, and this crap is still going on. Not sure who's dragging this out the Courts or Trumps dysfunctional atty's.

Somewhat the nature of both I'd think. Everything in courts have been dragged out somewhat since covid that I've seen....part of drumphy's grand scheme perhaps? LOL

 

[Mr._Clark]

Trump is attempting to delay the January 6 criminal trial by filing an appeal.

>>>But in asking to stay the proceedings, Trump’s attorneys bashed Chutkan’s decision.

“The Court incorrectly denied President Trump’s claim of Presidential immunity on the ground that such immunity does not extend to federal criminal prosecution for a President’s official acts,” they wrote.<<<

In other words, Trump is effectively arguing that he is a king. Peering through the bluster, Trump does not identify any text in the Constitution or any court rulings to support his arguments. It's a bare assertion that he's entitled to some sort of "super immunity" to commit criminal acts that has never been recognized by any court.

Trump seeks pause in Jan. 6 proceedings amid appeal effort to toss federal case

Former President Trump filed a motion seeking to halt activity in his election interference case after filing a notice of appeal Thursday seeking to override a decision from a federal judge who den…

thehill.com

The following article is quite well written and touches on the topic of potential delay due to the appeal:

>>>Perhaps the most immediately important issue arising out of these two cases is the question of whether Trump will succeed in getting proceedings stayed while the D.C. Circuit and the Supreme Court consider Judge Chutkan’s ruling. Trump is entitled to an interlocutory appeal of that ruling, which is to say that he doesn’t need to appeal it in the context of a final judgment of the case; he can bring the appeal now. His trial is also set for March 4. This sets up a potential clash between the appellate timetable and the current trial schedule.

One possibility is that the D.C. Circuit will consider the appeal very quickly—and that the Supreme court will too—thus resolving the immunity question before the trial is set to start. But that’s no sure thing. So the question of whether the appellate courts will let trial preparations go forward as they consider the appeal will become increasingly important as the appeal gets under way.<<<

Two Court Rulings on Presidential Immunity Move the Trump Cases Forward

Rulings by federal district and appeals courts in Washington, D.C. will make it a lot harder for Trump to delay his trial in the Jan. 6 case.

www.lawfaremedia.org

My best guess is that the DC Circuit and the Supreme Court will decide the issue quickly to avoid delaying the trial.

Given the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial, it is somewhat ironic that Trump is trying to do the opposite, namely delay his trials as long as possible.

>>>In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial . . .<<<

Sixth Amendment

www.law.cornell.edu

Of course, a defendant's right to a speedy trial does not imply that a defendant is required to exercise this right.

 

[GO-NAD!]

 

[lovinthehd]

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Shouldn't that be in black sharpie?

 

[davidscott]

And I don't even want Biden to run.

 

[mtrycrafts]

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That is not fair. You do at least have to cut the sheetrock and show nothing there.

 

[Mr._Clark]

Trump is attempting to delay the January 6 criminal trial by filing an appeal. . . .

My best guess is that the DC Circuit and the Supreme Court will decide the issue quickly to avoid delaying the trial.

This might go even quicker than my best guess.

>>>WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results. . . .

Later Monday, the justices indicated they would decide quickly whether to hear the case, ordering Trump’s lawyers to respond by Dec. 20. The court’s brief order did not signal what it ultimately would do.<<<(emphasis added)

Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted

A federal judge ruled the case could go forward, but the Republican ex-president signaled he would ask the federal appeals court in Washington to reverse that outcome.

apnews.com

And, true to form, Trump (through his campaign people) is having a meltdown fit for a toddler.

Trump campaign criticizes special counsel for Supreme Court move

Former President Trump’s campaign railed against special counsel Jack Smith’s request for the Supreme Court to rule on whether Trump has immunity from federal prosecution, accusing Smit…

thehill.com

 

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