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Post by Admin on Jan 19, 2024 0:14:36 GMT
(CNN) On the 18th, former US President Trump asserted on his social networking site ``Truth Social'' that US presidents should be granted immunity even if they ``cross the line'' while they are in office.
Trump, who was indicted on charges of trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, has previously argued that immunity applies to him, but this time he went even further in his defense. A decision on immunity is pending from the federal appeals court in Washington.
Mr. Trump posted on his social media accounts in all caps that he must be given complete impunity even for actions that "cross the line." "The president should have complete immunity, without which it would be impossible for him to function properly," he said.
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Post by Admin on Jan 19, 2024 3:24:31 GMT
[Reuters] - A court in the western U.S. state of Washington ruled on the 18th to allow former President Donald Trump to run in the state's Republican primary for the November presidential election.
The president rejected an appeal by some voters to disqualify Trump from running for office over the attack on the U.S. Capitol in January 2021. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits anyone involved in a riot or rebellion from holding public office. Similar complaints have been filed in dozens of states, but only two, Colorado and Maine, have voted to exclude Trump from their primaries.
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Trump's appeal of the Colorado ruling in February, which could determine the fate of appeals in other states. On the 18th, his legal team submitted a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that the provisions of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution do not apply to the president.
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Post by Admin on Jan 19, 2024 5:59:25 GMT
Former US President Donald Trump is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Colorado Supreme Court's decision to exclude him from the state's presidential election ballot.
Trump's lawyers pointed out errors in the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling in their brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on the 18th. He said the article in the constitution does not list the president as subject to disqualification from running for office.
Trump also claimed that he had not been "involved" in any of the events that the provision defines as "insurrection."
He warned that if other state courts and officials follow Colorado's lead, chaos and mayhem are sure to ensue.
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on the Colorado decision on February 8th.
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