Trump, Taking a Constitutional Stand in January 6 Case, Says That Trying Him, After Acquittal in His Impeachment, Would Be Double Jeopardy
The 45th president argues that he cannot be prosecuted in criminal court in connection with a crime of which the Senate discovered him to be ‘not guilty.’ Justice Department Disagrees.
President Trump’s request that the January 6 case against him be dismissed on the grounds of presidential immunity is a potentially precedent-setting assertion of constitutional prerogative that appears destined for the Supreme Court.
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