Tag: Immunity
After Speedy Start, Appeals Court Slows Down on Trump Immunity Decision
The implications have started coming into focus with the scrapping of March 4 as the start date for the former president’s federal trial on charges of [...]
Trump Claims Immunity Extends Even to Acts That ‘Cross the Line’
In a social media post, Donald J. Trump appeared to take a stance that went even further than his lawyers have in court about the scope of immunity fr [...]
Trump’s Argument for Immunity in 2024 Is the Opposite of His Stance in 2021
During his second impeachment trial, the former president argued that criminal prosecution was a more appropriate way to seek accountability since he [...]
Trump’s Boldest Argument Yet: Immunity From Prosecution for Assassinations
A lawyer for the former president said he would be immune from prosecution for the murder of a political rival unless he was first impeached and convi [...]
What Happens Next in Trump’s Immunity Case
The court has already moved the case along at an exceptionally brisk pace and is expected to make its decision fairly quickly by the standards of a ty [...]
Judges Lean Toward Rejecting Trump’s Immunity Claim in Court
The judges seem likely to reject a key element of Trump’s defense in the election case.
www.nytimes.com [...]
Trump Says He ‘Did Nothing Wrong’ After Immunity Hearing
Mr. Trump, speaking at a Washington hotel he once owned, said that “you have to have immunity” as president. It was a core element of Tuesday’s hearin [...]
5 Takeaways From the Appeals Court Hearing on Trump’s Immunity Claim
A ruling by the court, and the timing of its decision, could be a major factor in determining when, or even whether, the former president will go to t [...]
Appeals Court Seems Skeptical of Trump’s Immunity Claim
A three-judge panel appeared unlikely to grant the former president’s request that it throw out federal criminal charges that he plotted to overturn t [...]
Who Are the Lawyers Arguing in the Trump Immunity Hearing?
Arguing for the special counsel: James I. Pearce, a career federal prosecutor who played a role in some Jan. 6 cases; and for former President Donald [...]
Trump Makes Another Pitch to Appeals Court on Immunity in Election Case
The filing was the last step before an appeals court in Washington will hold a hearing on the crucial issue next week.
www.nytimes.com [...]
Prosecutors Ask Appeals Court to Reject Trump’s Immunity Claims in Election Case
The filing by the special counsel, Jack Smith, was the latest move in an ongoing battle over whether former presidents can be criminally liable for th [...]
Trump Asks Appeals Court to Toss Election Case on Immunity Grounds
The court filing was the latest development in a battle between Mr. Trump and the special counsel, Jack Smith, over whether the former president can b [...]
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case on Trump’s Immunity Defense for Now
Jack Smith, the special counsel prosecuting former President Donald J. Trump, had urged the justices to move with extraordinary speed, bypassing a fed [...]
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Put Off Hearing Case on Immunity Claim
The former president urged the justices to move slowly in his federal election interference case, an apparent attempt to delay the trial, set for Marc [...]