Trump arrives in Washington court to defend his immunity during the attack on the Capitol

Former American President donald trump arrived this Tuesday at the court of Washington D.C in which his lawyers will argue that the former president was protected by presidential immunity during the assault on the Capitol from January 6, 2021.

trump will be a mere spectator during the hearing called this morning at the federal appeals court, as part of the criminal case against him for conspiracy to obstruct an official process on the facts of the attack on Capitol.

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The former president announced on Monday his intention to travel to washingtonsomething that was not necessary since the audience is of a technical and Trump will not have a chance to speak.

“I will watch the arguments of the Federal Court of Appeals about presidential immunity Washington DC Of course, as president of the United States and commander in chief, he was entitled to immunity,” he said. said the former Republican president in a message on social media.

Trump entered the judicial building in a motorized caravan shortly before 09:30 local time (14:30 GMT), out of range of the cameras awaiting the former president.

The immunity case is now in the appeal court because in December the judge responsible for the criminal case Tanya Chutkanrefused to file Trump’s requests to dismiss the case to presidential immunity but agreed to suspend proceedings pending an appeal against the decision.

It is likely that once the appeal court issues its decision, one of the parties will appeal again and the case will end in Supreme Court of the United States.

The former president seeks avoid the trial for which he is accused of several crimes – the most serious being conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding – which can lead to a maximum of 55 years in prison.

The start of the trial is initially scheduled for March 4, 2024 in the federal capital, fully coinciding with the trial process. primary elections.

The dispute over the ImmunityHowever, it can become a delay strategy by the former president’s legal team to postpone that date.

Source: Elcomercio

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