Staff Reports
The federal court dropped a major bombshell on Tuesday, ruling that former President Donald Trump is not off the hook for his actions while in office. This sets up a colossal showdown between Trump and the Biden Justice Department’s special counsel, Jack Smith, who is leading two federal criminal cases against him. In a 57-page opinion, the three-judge DC appeals panel declared that any immunity Trump may have had while president does not apply to him as a regular citizen. “For the purpose of this criminal trial, former President Trump has become citizen Trump, with all of the defenses of any other criminal defendant,” the decision stated. Trump has been maintaining his innocence, labeling both cases as a “witch hunt” orchestrated by President Joe Biden and his allies.
This unanimous ruling, which even included a judge who previously favored Trump, marks a massive win for Smith as he pursues 91 felony counts alleging that Trump encouraged violence on January 6th, 2021, and unlawfully took classified documents containing national secrets and declined to return them when requested by the National Archives. The court cited previous rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court, emphasizing that its decisions on civil liability do not apply to criminal prosecutions and rebuffed Trump’s defense that only Congress could hold him responsible for crimes.
?? BREAKING: DC Court Issues Bombshell Ruling On Trump's Immunityhttps://t.co/QnKfK2tBPB
— ????Josh Dunlap???? ULTRA-MAGA (@JDunlap1974) February 6, 2024
President Trump’s legal team, until now, has been successful in delaying the start of both federal trials, but with this latest ruling, Trump is likely to appeal to the Supreme Court by February 12th. If the Supreme Court agrees to take up the case, it could further delay both trials for months. Smith has insisted on swift legal action against President Trump and warned that Trump is eager to use presidential authority to dismiss the federal criminal cases against him if he returns to the White House.
Between now and November, Trump’s legal team will argue that Smith colluded with Biden to bring politically motivated charges, pushing for consequences for disregarding the stay orders. Get ready for a wild ride as this legal battle continues to unfold!
