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Trump doesn't have presidential immunity from lawsuits over January 6, appeals court rules

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Former President Donald Trump isn't immune from being held accountable in civil lawsuits related to January 6, 2021, federal appeals court rules Friday.

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  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Federal judge says Trump does not have absolute immunity, denying bid to dismiss election subversion case (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    CNN By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge presiding over Donald Trump’s election subversion case in Washington, DC, has refused to dismiss the charges against the former president, saying he does not enjoy absolute immunity for what he said and did after the 2020 el…

  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Judge rejects Trump's claim of immunity in his federal 2020 election prosecution (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said ''former Presidents enjoy no special conditions on their federal criminal liability.''

  3. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Trump doesn't have presidential immunity from lawsuits over January 6, appeals court rules (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    Former President Donald Trump isn't immune from being held accountable in civil lawsuits related to January 6, 2021, federal appeals court rules Friday.

  4. Delaware Public Media

    Federal judge rejects Trump's immunity claims in 2020 election interference case (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan's decision amounts to a sharp rejection to challenges the Trump defense team had raised to the four-count indictment in advance of the trial.

  5. WHDH Boston

    Judge rejects Trump immunity claim in 2020 election interference case - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    (CNN) — The federal judge presiding over Donald Trump’s election subversion case in Washington, DC, has refused to dismiss the charges against the former president, saying he

  6. New York Times

    Federal Judge Rejects Trump’s Immunity Claims in Election Case (opens New York Times)

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    The ruling is likely to spark a series of appeals that the former president’s lawyers hope will push the trial on election interference charges past the 2024 election.

  7. Legal Insurrection

    DC Court Denies Trump’s Motion To Dismiss DOJ Criminal Case Based on Claimed ‘Absolute’ Presidential Immunity (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    "Defendant contends that the Constitution grants him “absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions performed within the ‘outer perimeter’ of his official responsibility” while he served as President of the United States, so long as he was not both impeached and convicted for those actions…

  8. Voice of America

    Judge Rejects Trump's Claim of Immunity From Criminal Charges (opens Voice of America)

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    Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, can immediately appeal the ruling

  9. Washington Times

    Judge rejects Trump’s claim of immunity in federal election interference case (opens Washington Times)

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    Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution in his election interference case in Washington, a federal judge ruled Friday, knocking down the Republican’s bid to derail the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

  10. NBC News

    Judge denies two of Trump’s motions to dismiss his federal election interference case (opens NBC News)

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    The judge rejected arguments from Trump's lawyers, who cited the First Amendment and presidential immunity in pressing for dismissal of special counsel Jack Smith’s case.

  11. UPI

    D.C. judge denies two Trump motions in federal election interference trial (opens UPI)

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    A federal judge has dismissed a pair of arguments from Donald Trump's legal team, striking down an argument that the former president has blanket immunity in the election interference case proceedings against him.

  12. Fox News

    Federal judge denies Trump's claim of presidential immunity in Special Counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 case (opens Fox News)

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    A federal judge denied a request from Former President Trump to dismiss the case relating to Jan. 6, 2021, stating that he doesn't have presidential immunity.

  13. The Boston Globe

    Trump not immune from being sued for Jan. 6 riot, judges rule (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The unanimous decision by a federal appeals court in Washington is expected to be appealed but could imperil Trump’s argument that presidential immunity also protects him from being charged criminally for his efforts to stay in power after the 2020 election.

  14. CBS News

    Judge rejects Trump's motion to dismiss 2020 federal election interference case (opens CBS News)

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    Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled that former President Donald Trump cannot be shielded from criminal prosecution after leaving office for alleged conduct during his time in office.

  15. Triblive

    Trump denied immunity against U.S. election subversion charges (opens Triblive)

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    WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is not entitled to absolute presidential immunity against criminal charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, a federal judge ruled. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday rejected Trump’s early efforts to get the federal indictment in Washing…

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