Appellate panel rules there is no immunity.
Decision stayed to Feb 12 to allow for further appeal.
Yah beat me to it!
A three-judge panel upheld a lower court ruling that deemed former President Trump is not immune from criminal prosecution as a former executive, blocking his effort to toss his election interferen…
thehill.com
The big question is whether or not the Supreme Court will agree to review the decision.
>>>If, however, the Supreme Court does accept the case, the crucial question will become how quickly the justices act in asking for briefs and in scheduling arguments. Should they move rapidly to hear the case and issue a decision, there remains the chance that a trial on the election charges will occur before the general election in November.
But if the justices take their time, it is possible a trial could be put off until after the election. And were that to happen and Mr. Trump were to win, he would be in a position to ask his Justice Department to dismiss the case or even seek to pardon himself.<<<
The ruling answered a question that an appeals court had never addressed: Can former presidents escape being held accountable by the criminal justice system for things they did while in office?
www.nytimes.com
Only 4 of 9 justices on the Supreme Court need to agree to grant cert, so it is certainly possible this will be reviewed by the Supreme Court. Just granting review would be a victory of sorts for Trump because it would lead to more delay, which might give him the chance to dismiss the case if he's elected.
