Former President Donald Trump does not have presidential immunity from prosecution on criminal charges related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, a federal appeals court unanimously ruled Tuesday. …
Jaap Arriesn | Nurphoto | Getty Images A federal appeals court on Tuesday denied X Corp.’s latest challenge to a nondisclosure order it received as part of special counsel Jack Smith’s …
Closing arguments are underway in a New York court for the civil business fraud trial of former President Donald Trump; two of his sons; and their company, the Trump Organization. …
DOJ lawyer brushes aside concerns about opening a ‘floodgate’ of presidential prosecutions A government attorney dismissed the idea that if the appeals court were to rule that Trump is not …
Trump is the nation’s first former chief executive to be charged with a crime, but he argues that an ex-president is immune from prosecution for his “official actions” while in …
Washington, D.C. — Special Counsel Jack Smith pressed his case that former President Donald Trump does not enjoy the protections of “presidential immunity” in the 2020 election conspiracy criminal case in …
Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to members of the media at the US Department of Justice building in Washington, DC, on August 1, 2023. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty …
The ruling is likely to end up in the Supreme Court, which is already considering whether to examine a claim by Trump’s lawyers that he has “absolute immunity” from prosecution …
“The United States recognises that this is an extraordinary request,” the special counsel said. “This is an extraordinary case.” Special counsel Jack Smith. File photo: AP “It is of paramount …
Special counsel Jack Smith, left, seen in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 1, and former President Donald Trump, seen in Palm Beach, Florida, on Nov. 8, 2022. Getty Images The special …