Trump says he’ll attend immunity hearing Tuesday in DC
Former President Trump will attend a hearing in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday over whether he can be prosecuted for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Trump confirmed on Truth Social that he plans to attend the hearing in person as he and his legal team push the argument that he has absolute presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts.
In the post, Trump made the case that he should not be prosecuted for his attempts to remain in power after losing the 2020 election.
“Of course I was entitled, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief, to Immunity. I wasn’t campaigning, the Election was long over,” Trump wrote. “I was looking for voter fraud, and finding it, which is my obligation to do, and otherwise running running our Country.”
Trump went on to suggest President Biden could be vulnerable to criminal charges if the courts rule that Trump is not immune.
Trump has called for the courts to dismiss the charges against him in Washington, D.C., where the former president was federally indicted in August over his efforts to remain in power after losing the 2020 election.
Special counsel Jack Smith urged the Supreme Court to weigh Trump’s efforts to toss his election interference prosecution, but the high court declined to take up the case.
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While the Supreme Court agreed to expedited briefing over whether to formally take up the matter, the justices ultimately sided with Trump, who argued the case should first be considered by the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, which scheduled a Jan. 9 hearing.
With lower court proceedings stayed while the appeals court weighs Trump’s immunity claims, any delay could mean kicking back a trial currently set for March 4.
Trump and his team have repeatedly tried to delay the criminal cases against him in D.C., Florida, Georgia and New York, essentially hoping to punt them beyond the 2024 election in hopes that the former president will return to the White House at that point.
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