Supreme Court sidesteps decision on Trump presidential immunity claim in federal election interference case

Aux Etats-Unis, la Cour suprême refuse de statuer sur l’immunité de Donald Trump et lui offre un sursis

La plus haute juridiction des Etats-Unis n’a pas voulu, ce vendredi 22 décembre, statuer en urgence sur l’immunité de l’ancien président. Cela pourrait repousser le début de son procès et lui permettre de faire campagne en 2024.

Former US President Donald Trump on social media supported the Supreme Court's decision, which refused to consider on an expedited basis the issue of his presidential... RIA Novosti, December 23, 2023

Brisante gerechtelijke uitspraak over Trumps verkiezingsdeelname zet VS op zijn kop

US Supreme Court rejects prosecutor's request for urgent review of Trump's immunity - La Prensa Latina Media

Washington, Dec 22 (EFE) – The United States Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request from Special Counsel Jack Smith to urgently study whether former President Donald Trump (2017-2021) has immunity in a federal case against him for the attack on the Capitol. Former President Donald Trump has argued that he has absolute immunity from criminal charges accusing him of attempting to overturn the 2020 election (including the events leading up to t…

Special Investigator Smith wants to hold Donald Trump criminally accountable for his role in the Capitol storming. It is unclear whether this is even possible - Trump was still in office at the time and was therefore immune. The Supreme Court does not want to address the issue for now. This is in line with Trump's delaying tactics.

Supreme Court declines special counsel Jack Smith's request in Trump election interference case

The United States Supreme Court has denied a request from special counsel Jack Smith to expeditiously review former President Donald Trump's presidential immunity arguments, meaning that a criminal trial in that case will likely not be held before the upcoming election, as Smith had clearly hoped. T...