Trump’s request to the Supreme Court to remain silent on the 2020 election case

, Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court to silence the ruling that he is not immune from prosecution in the case of trying to change the results of the 2020 election. .

Trump’s lawyers warned the Supreme Court that A lengthy criminal trial for President Trump at the height of the election season would interfere with his ability to compete against Joe Biden.

They asked the Supreme Court to stay the trial process. They also proposed a full slate of judges in the Washington District Court to review the case and, if necessary, appeal to the Supreme Court.

Trump’s lawyers stated that he needs legal immunity for his election activities. Any decision made by the president on a political question is viewed with the threat of impeachment by the opposition party after the change of government. All presidential decisions have been exposed to false and unnecessary pressure from political opposition forces and will be threatened with indictment after the change of government.

On February 6 A US appeals court ruled that Donald Trump is not immune from charges related to trying to change the results of the 2020 election. The former president is one step closer to an unprecedented criminal trial in the history of the country.

Accordingly, a three-judge panel of the District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected Trump’s claim that he could not be prosecuted in the case. He denied because the charges were related to official duties during his presidency.

The court concluded that any executive immunity that might have protected Trump from criminal charges during his presidency no longer applies to him in this The file does not protect.

With this ruling, Trump’s efforts to avoid appearing in court on charges of endangering democracy in the United States and the peaceful transition of power in 2021 have failed, and may even jeopardize his position as a candidate. It will also affect the Republican front for the 2024 election.

About two months ago, an appeals court in the United States ruled that Donald Trump should be punished for his role in the attack on the building by his supporters. Congress faces a lawsuit on January 6, 2021, and does not have political or legal immunity in this case.

While rejecting Trump’s claim that He has political immunity, confirming that Trump used his personal power as a presidential candidate when he urged his supporters to march on Congress on the day of the riot. US presidents are immune from lawsuits only for official actions.

Judge Tanya Chatkan stated that there is no basis for the issue that the presidents of the United States then They cannot face criminal charges after leaving the White House. As the Republican front-runner for the 2024 election and Joe Biden’s main rival, Trump served as president from 2017 to 2021.

He wrote in this verdict: The United States has only one executive president at a time, and immunity exists for each president as long as he is in power, and this position is not delegated to pass through times of crisis and danger.

Accordingly, since Trump is the first former or current president of the United States to face criminal charges, Judge Chatkan’s ruling is the first official ruling in the history of the United States, during which the president can face charges like any other citizen. face criminal charges.

Donald Trump said that his words to encourage his supporters to “fight like hell” against the confirmation of the results of the 2020 election, was only a “issue public concern” and related to his sense of official responsibility.

Also, Jack Smith, the special investigator of the Trump case, asked the federal courts in a petition to reject Donald Trump’s claim that Rejecting judicial immunity in the case of trying to change the results of the 2020 elections.

Smith stated that creating such a legal shield would make the president above the law.

Republican front-runner Donald Trump is currently facing multiple criminal charges: attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election and his supporters’ attack on the Capitol in January 2021, document retention Classified at his Florida villa after leaving the White House, paying hush money to an immoral movie star, and trying to sway the Georgia state election. He is also involved in fraud and financial charges. In addition, the former US president is facing a case of paying damages to a writer who accused him of sexual assault. Trump has denied any wrongdoing in these cases and has not yet been found guilty in any of these cases.

But Donald Trump raised these accusations only with political motivation and with the aim of removing him from the 2024 election contest.

If Trump is re-elected president, he could face any federal charges apply for pardon against himself.

While Donald Trump defeated his rival Nikki Haley in the Republican primaries in New Hampshire on January 23 and won this state.

Trump also won the first intra-party Republican race in Iowa for the 2024 election on January 15, and in this He won the important electoral field with a significant margin compared to his other competitors.

In addition, on February 9, the third arena of intra-party competition in the state of Nevada and the islands Virgin ended with victory to take another step closer to winning the party’s nomination.

The US presidential election will be held on November 5, 2024. Currently, Joe Biden is the leading candidate of the Democrats and Donald Trump is the leading candidate of the Republicans in the polls.

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