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Trump immunity claim rejected by appeals court in 2020 election case

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The federal appeals court in Washington said former President Donald Trump is not entitled to immunity from prosecution.

Washington — A federal appeals court in Washington found former President Donald Trump is not entitled to broad immunity from federal prosecution, delivering a landmark decision that would allow the criminal case against the former president involving the 2020 presidential election to move forward if the ruling is upheld.A three-judge panel on the U.S.

'It would be a striking paradox if the president, who alone is vested with the constitutional duty to 'take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed,' were the sole officer capable of defying those laws with impunity,' the panel wrote.Trump's immunity appealThe D.C. Circuit moved swiftly to consider Trump's appeal of a lower court decision that also rejected his claims of absolute immunity.

 

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