A long-awaited ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has come down, bringing bad news for former president and current Republican frontrunner Donald Trump.
Trump, who has maintained presidential immunity safeguards him from prosecution over events related to his waning days in office, had hoped the courts would agree. However, in a ruling out Tuesday morning, the DC Circuit ruled that such immunity did not apply here.
BREAKING: Donald Trump is *NOT* immune from prosecution, DC Circuit rules.
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— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) February 6, 2024
The three-judge panel on the DC Circuit said in its opinion Tuesday that it is upholding the decision from a lower court denying him absolute immunity from prosecution.
The appeal, which is likely to find its way to the Supreme Court, has forced the delay of a March trial date…