Supreme Court to rule on law used against Trump and rioters
The US Supreme Court will consider more than ever before Presidential elections November 2024. The nine justices agreed on Wednesday to consider an appeal against the use of the law that was invoked in lawsuits against former President Donald Trump and Trump. Hundreds of his supporters We take The Capitol building was stormed on January 6, 2021.
The case, which will be heard by the Supreme Court next year, will likely delay the former president’s upcoming federal trial for allegedly conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Donald Trump, who is in pole position for the Republican Party’s nomination for the November 2024 presidential election, is scheduled to go on trial in March, but his lawyers are seeking to postpone the trial until after the election.
Decision by June
The law in question, relating to obstruction of an official proceeding, is cited among the charges brought against the former president in the context of the actions resulting from the storming of the Capitol building by hundreds of his supporters, who wanted to prevent the certification of the election results. Election won by Democrat Joe Biden.
Joseph Fisher, a former police officer, is among more than 300 people also charged with obstruction, a charge punishable by a maximum of 20 years in prison, and is seeking to have charges related to that charge dismissed. If he wins his case, it could have a snowball effect on everyone in his situation, including Donald Trump.
A federal judge appointed by Donald Trump agreed to dismiss the obstruction charges by ruling that the law had been misinterpreted, arguing that it could only serve as a basis for prosecution in the case of financial crimes. This decision was overturned by a federal appeals court.
The Supreme Court, of which six out of nine justices are conservative, including three appointed by Donald Trump, must consider the former police officer’s appeal next year, with a ruling expected near the end of its session in June, or before four months. The presidential election is on November 4 which will likely pit the real estate mogul and Joe Biden against each other again.
“Absolute immunity.”
At the same time, federal prosecutor Jack Smith, who is investigating the election interference case against Donald Trump, announced, the Supreme Court asked on Monday To decide whether or not the former president benefits from criminal immunity in connection with his former office.
Donald Trump’s defense asserts that he enjoys “absolute immunity” and cannot be prosecuted for his actions while he was in charge of the White House.
there Judge Tanya ChutkanHe, who will preside over the federal trial scheduled for March in Washington, rejected this immunity request in early December, considering that there is no provision that protects a former president from criminal prosecution.
Donald Trump’s lawyers appealed this decision and the special prosecutor asked the Supreme Court to issue an urgent ruling on this matter to prevent the former president from obstructing the timetable for his trial.
“Nothing could be more important to our democracy than holding a president who abuses the electoral system to remain in power accountable for his criminal conduct,” the special prosecutor said.
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