Michael Popok & Karen F. Agnifilo: 'Donald Trump’s FINAL BRIEF to Appeals Courts IS DOOMED For Instant Failure'

Source:Meidas Touch- left to right: Defendant Don & one of his Washington lawyers John Lauro.

"On an episode of Legal AF podcast, Defense lawyer Michael Popok and former prosecutor Karen Friedman Agnifilo debate the final briefing by the Special Counsel’s office and Trump leading into next week’s appeal hearing as to whether Trump’s criminal indictment should be dismissed, as the Court wonders out loud whether it even has jurisdiction to hear the case." 

From the Meidas Touch

"Lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday made their final written request to a federal appeals court to grant Mr. Trump immunity to charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, arguing the indictment should be tossed out because it arose from actions he took while in the White House.

The 41-page filing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was the final step before the defense and prosecution debate the issue in front of a three-judge panel next Tuesday.

The dispute over immunity is the single most important aspect of the election interference case, touching not only on new questions of law but also on consequential issues of timing. The case is scheduled to go to trial in Federal District Court in Washington in early March, but has been put on hold until Mr. Trump’s efforts to have the charges tossed on immunity grounds are resolved.

In their filing to the appeals court, Mr. Trump’s lawyers repeated some of the arguments they had made in earlier submissions. They claimed, for instance, that a long history of presidents not being charged with crimes suggested that they all enjoyed immunity. They also said that prosecuting Mr. Trump now could unleash a chain reaction of other presidents being indicted." 

From The New York Times

In case anyone is waiting for my latest episode of "Alina Habba: I Want To Be a TV Lawyer", even I can get tired for writing about Alina Habba's irresponsibility, incompetence and unprofessionalism. And perhaps even Ben Meiselas can get tired of talking about her. But you would have to ask him, especially since I've never even met the man. So today, we go back to Washington and talk about his lawyer/MAGA cult followers there.

Look, I believe that Donald Trump's team are simply out of legal plays here. They know they lost and what I think they're doing here is simply trying to convince their boss Donald J. Trump, that they're still with him and he's still their man. And they still want to profit off his back. 

They filed their presidential immunity claim more than a month ago and haven't even tried to defend, or backup that position for how former, or current President's have presidential immunity from criminal prosecution. They're prepared to lose, but they don't want to lose their paychecks.

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