(TheProudRepublic.com) – Now that he has won the 2024 election and reclaimed the White House, Donald Trump is fighting tooth and nail to dismiss a Georgia election interference lawsuit, banking on presidential immunity to shield him from state court prosecution.
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As this high-stakes case hangs in the balance, legal and public discourse heats up around the constitutional protections afforded to presidents.
President-elect Donald Trump is taking decisive action to get the Georgia election interference case against him thrown out. Trump’s legal team asserts that the state courts won’t have jurisdiction over him once he assumes the presidency again.
This move emphasizes a crucial legal argument that a sitting president should be immune from any criminal processes.
Trump’s attorneys argue that as a sitting president, he cannot be indicted at the state or federal level, reports Fox5 Atlanta.
This argument was fortified by a notice filed with the Georgia Court of Appeals, highlighting similar precedents set by the U.S. Department of Justice, which has pulled federal cases against Trump for this very reason.
The Georgia case has encountered delays due to controversies involving Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
Defense attorneys claim Willis’s involvement is a conflict of interest. Moreover, the case’s pretrial status is pending a resolution regarding these supposed conflicts.
“President Trump has filed a motion requesting the Georgia Court of Appeals confirm its lack of jurisdiction to continue hearing his appeal now that he is President-Elect and will soon become the 47th President of the United States, and then direct the trial court to immediately dismiss the case,” commented Trump’s lawyer Steve Sadow.
“The filing states that any ongoing criminal proceeding against a sitting president must be dismissed under the U.S. Constitution. The two federal criminal cases have already been dismissed by the DOJ,” he added.
Former Trump campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro seeks to overturn his guilty plea, which was made in the same case. With 19 original defendants, the Georgia lawsuit marks the largest of four criminal cases Trump is contending with.
Trump and his legal team are not only contesting the case’s jurisdiction but also challenging the impartiality of the prosecutors.
They cite concerns of local bias and political prejudice in Georgia, arguing these undermine federal independence and constitutional principles.
These defenses could fundamentally influence how presidential immunity is interpreted in future legal battles.
As the nation watches, the outcome of Trump’s attempt to claim presidential immunity in this case could reshape the legal landscape for future presidents.
Trump argues 'presidential immunity' in Georgia election interference case, files multiple motions https://t.co/M3ZI5nHpMH
— FOX 5 Atlanta (@FOX5Atlanta) January 9, 2024
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