A new poll — published the same week that former President Donald Trump submitted a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court regarding his “presidential immunity” claims that he believes should shield him from prosecution — shows that the vast majority of Americans reject those arguments. Trump faces four indictment charges from the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding his attempts to subvert the results…
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court said it would agree to hear former President Donald Trump’s arguments that he has “presidential immunity” and is therefore immune from federal prosecution in a case relating to his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. A ruling in the case could have grave impacts on the power of the presidency, particularly if the Court chooses to agree with…
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has refused to hear former President Donald Trump’s en banc appeal of an earlier appellate court ruling regarding a gag order that has been imposed on him in the case involving his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. En banc proceedings involve an entire circuit appeals court reviewing a prior three-judge ruling from within…
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Special counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing the case against former President Donald Trump regarding his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and his involvement in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, filed a legal briefing on Wednesday that seems to suggest that current or former members of Congress are ready to testify against the ex-president. Smith’s filing…
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