Staff Reports
In a recent decision that surely brought a smile to conservative faces across the nation, a federal appeals court in our nation’s capital has given former President Donald Trump a big ol’ reality check. The court ruled that Trump can’t just waltz away from the serious charges accusing him of trying to mess with the 2020 election. Trump had been trying to use the excuse of “presidential immunity” to get him off the hook, but the court shut that idea down real quick.
#BREAKING: Trump can't claim presidential immunity against 2020 election charges: Appeals Court https://t.co/A01hLMD5Ku https://t.co/A01hLMD5Ku
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 6, 2024
For those not in the know, presidential immunity is this fancy idea that some folks think means the president can’t be charged with any hanky-panky they got up to while in office, unless Congress gives them the boot first. But this appeals court didn’t buy it. Nope, not one bit. They said, “Nice try, Trumpy, but you can’t just wave around the presidential immunity card and make all your legal troubles disappear.”
During a fancy hearing, Trump’s lawyers tried to say that a president could pretty much get away with anything as long as they weren’t kicked out of office first. They even suggested that a president could sell pardons, spill military secrets, or even order a hit on a political rival and still not face any consequences as long as they dodged impeachment and conviction. The judges weren’t having it, though. They were like, “Um, no thanks, we don’t want that kind of wacky behavior happening in the Oval Office.”
Now, that’s not the end of the story, folks. Trump’s legal team isn’t about to throw in the towel just yet. They’re probably going to take this whole shebang to the full appeals court or maybe even the Supreme Court. So, this ain’t over till the big honchos in those fancy black robes have had their say.
