CBS News: 'Supreme Court Declines To Fast-Track Donald Trump Immunity Dispute'

Source:CBS News with Defendant Don (as The New Democrat calls Donald J. Trump)

"The Supreme Court on Friday declined to fast-track a dispute over Donald Trump’s immunity for his actions as president." 

From CBS News

"The Supreme Court on Friday declined for now to take up a landmark case over whether former President Donald Trump is absolutely immune from prosecution for alleged crimes committed while he was in office, a move that allows the appeals process to play out first.

The court issued a one-line, unsigned order denying the request from special counsel Jack Smith: "The petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment is denied." There were no noted dissents.

The Supreme Court's decision Friday is a blow to Smith and his team of prosecutors, who have pushed the courts to move quickly to hold trials in the Washington case and the second prosecution in Florida before the presidential election swings into full gear. Trump's attorneys, meanwhile, have urged the courts to delay the trials until after the election. 

The special counsel's office declined to comment on the court's decision." 

From CBS News

From Donald Trump's lawyer: "In 234 years of American history, no President has ever faced criminal prosecution for his criminal acts until 19 days ago," 

Just to correct the record: Donald J. Trump is not being prosecuted for his official acts as President. He's being prosecuted for criminal acts as President. 

From Find Law: 

"The President is immune from civil liability absolutely for suits arising from actions relating to official duties. This includes all acts in the "outer perimeter" of those duties. However, the President is not immune from actions arising from unofficial conduct."

Yes, this is a win for Donald Trump and his legal team. There's no way to spin that other than to say that win could be very temporarily. 

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, the same court that handled Mark Meadows claim to move his Atlanta case to Federal court, that rejected that appeal, the decision that was written by Judge William Pryor just this week, is also handling President Trump's claim of presidential immunity. They're going to take this on January, 8. So the Trump mean might only get a couple weeks delay here, before they have to decide whether or not then go to the Supreme Court, if they lose at the appeals court. 

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