Trump had wanted the case dismissed based on his claim of 'absolute immunity.'
Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media after attending a hearing before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals at the federal courthouse in Washington, Jan. 9, 2024.A three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals has rejected former President Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity as it pertains to his
"We reject all three potential bases for immunity both as a categorical defense to federal criminal prosecutions of former Presidents and as applied to this case in particular," the decision said."We cannot accept former President Trump's claim that a President has unbounded authority to commit crimes that would neutralize the most fundamental check on executive power -- the recognition and implementation of election results," wrote the judges.
Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung, responding to the ruling, said in a statement that "President Trump respectfully disagrees with the DC Circuit's decision and will appeal it in order to safeguard the Presidency and the Constitution." Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media after attending a hearing before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals at the federal courthouse in Washington, Jan. 9, 2024.to charges of undertaking a "criminal scheme" to overturn the results of the 2020 election, was seeking the dismissal of the case on the grounds that he has "absolute immunity" from prosecution for actions taken while serving in the nation's highest office.
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