2023-12-22 22:28:07
The US Supreme Court will not quickly address allegations of election manipulation by former President Donald Trump. In the dispute over Trump’s possible immunity from this charge, the court rejected special counsel Jack Smith’s request to quickly resolve the issue of immunity. The Supreme Court did not explain its decision in its communication, which only consists of one sentence.
This is likely to delay the start of his trial in a Washington federal court on allegations of election manipulation. The first date was previously scheduled for March 4th, right in the middle of the Republican presidential primaries. However, the procedure cannot take place without first clarifying the issue of immunity.
Trump has repeatedly demanded that the trial not begin until after the presidential election on November 5th. His lawyers are therefore trying to delay the proceedings.
The federal judiciary indicted Trump at the beginning of August. The accusation was that he tried to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, which he lost, in order to stay in power. One of the consequences was the storm on the Capitol in January 2021 triggered by Trump.
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However, federal judge Tanya Chutkan rejected this argument on December 1st. Trump’s four years as president “have not given him the divine right of kings to avoid the criminal liability to which his fellow citizens are subject,” she found.
First, to the appeals court
Trump’s lawyers again appealed Chutkan’s decision. Special Counsel White had asked the Supreme Court to clarify the immunity question directly. So don’t wait for the decision from the federal court appealed by the Trump lawyers first. White wanted the trial to begin as planned on March 4.
However, the Supreme Court’s current decision means that the appeal court must now deal with the case first. Ultimately, the case will probably end up in the Supreme Court.
Trump has already been indicted in four criminal cases this year. A civil lawsuit is currently underway in New York over allegations that the entrepreneur has overstated the value of his real estate for years.
The US Supreme Court will not quickly address allegations of election manipulation by former President Donald Trump. In the dispute over Trump’s possible immunity from this charge, the court rejected special counsel Jack Smith’s request to quickly resolve the issue of immunity. The Supreme Court did not explain its decision in its communication, which only consists of one sentence.
This is likely to delay the start of his trial in a Washington federal court on allegations of election manipulation. The first date was previously scheduled for March 4th, right in the middle of the Republican presidential primaries. However, the procedure cannot take place without first clarifying the issue of immunity.
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