Trump says he will attend federal appeals court arguments on presidential immunity
In remarks on a Truth Social post on Monday, Donald Trump announced that he will be in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday for an appeals court hearing over the parameters of his presidential immunity.
“Of course I was entitled, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief, to Immunity,” Trump said on Twitter.
Prosecutors have charged Trump, the front-runner for the Republican nominee in 2024, with trying to use plans to unduly hurt Democratic President Joe Biden’s election victory in 2020 in order to obstruct Congress and defraud the United States government.
Trump has argued that the case should be dismissed on the grounds that former presidents cannot face criminal charges for conduct related to their official responsibilities.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected that claim on Dec. 1, prompting Trump’s appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Trump’s appeal suspended his trial, which is currently set to take place in March.
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to immediately decide former President Donald Trump’s claim that he cannot be prosecuted for trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat, allowing a lower court to continue reviewing the issue.
