After several months former President Donald Trump is returning to the federal courthouse in DC while an appeals court hears arguments on Tuesday.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at the Manhattan Criminal Court on April 04, 2023 in New York, New York. Trump will be arraigned during his first court appearance today following an indictment by a grand jury that heard evidence about money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election.
The case is simple, the court is hearing arguments on whether Trump is immune from prosecution beause he attempted to over the results of the 2020 election.
In an article from the Associated Press , it was reported that timely resolution is essential for special counsel Jack Smith and his team, eager to commence the case, currently on hold due to the appeal, before the November election. However, Trump's legal team, not only pursuing dismissal but also aiming to exploit a prolonged appeals procedure, could potentially push the trial beyond its initially planned March 4th commencement, possibly extending it even beyond the election.
Former President Trump remarked on his TruthSocial platform, "I will be attending the the Federal Appeals Court Arguments on Presidential Immunity in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Of course I was entitled, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief, to Immunity. I wasn't campaigning, the Election was long over. I was looking for voter fraud, and finding it, which is my obligation to do, and otherwise running running our Country. ".
The situation is challenging for all parties involved, as the prospect of indicting a former president, a precedent not witnessed before Trump, raises the crucial question of the extent to which Presidential protection extends in the realm of criminal prosecution.
What Is Trump's Legal Team Saying?
In the aforementioned Associated Press article, it's stated that Trump's legal team maintains that it does, contending that the courts lack the authority to examine a president's official actions. They argue that prosecuting their client marks a significant deviation from over two centuries of American history, potentially paving the way for future "politically motivated" cases.
The AP further disclosed that Smith's team asserts that presidents do not have absolute immunity and, regardless, the actions attributed to Trump in the indictment-such as conspiring to involve fraudulent electors in states won by Biden and urging Vice President Mike Pence to dispute the electoral vote count on January 6, 2021-clearly extend beyond the official duties of a president.
This is another update in Trump's saga of legal allegations and with issue emanating from different states such as New York . There is also Colorado's move to potentially remove Trump from the ballot entirely.
