Jack Smith’s Path To Convicting ‘Citizen Trump’ Clears a Hurdle as Appeals Court Rejects Claims to Immunity

A unanimous ruling of the D.C. Circuit accuses Trump of working to put presidents ‘above the law for all time thereafter.’

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President Trump speaks during a campaign event at Big League Dreams Las Vegas on January 27, 2024 at Las Vegas. Photo by David Becker/Getty Images

A ruling that President Trump can be prosecuted for allegedly seeking to overturn the result of the 2020 election notwithstanding that he was in the White House at the time is a ringing victory for Special Counsel Jack Smith, whose criminal cases have become snarled by delays. 

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