Wednesday, February 7, 2024

QOTD -- "Citizen Trump"

 

"...The breach delayed the congressional proceedings for several hours and it was not until the early morning of January 7th that the 2020 presidential election results were certified, naming Joseph R. Biden as the soon-to-be 46th President.

"Since then, hundreds of people who breached the Capitol on January 6, 2021, have been prosecuted and imprisoned. And on August 1, 2023, in Washington, D.C., former President Trump was charged in a four-count Indictment as a result of his actions challenging the election results and interfering with the sequence set forth in the Constitution for the transfer of power from one President to the next. Former President Trump moved to dismiss the Indictment and the district court denied his motion. Today, we affirm the denial. For the purpose of this criminal case, former President Trump has become citizen Trump, with all of the defenses of any other criminal defendant. But any executive immunity that may have protected him while he served as President no longer protects him against this prosecution." -- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, per curiam, p.3, denying the Malignant Loser's claim of executive immunity in the Special Counsel's election interference and conspiracy case.  We're increasingly of the opinion the Republican Supreme Court is going to pass on taking this slam dunk up.