After HD's decision - Trump's lawyers want to overturn the verdict
Donald Trump's lawyers have requested that the conviction in the Stormy Daniels case be overturned and that the announcement of the ex-president's sentence be postponed, AP reports. The request follows the Supreme Court's ruling yesterday that former presidents have immunity from prosecution for actions while in office.
At the end of May, Trump was declared guilty on all 34 charges in the accounting crime case. The allegations involve Trump ordering payments to people, primarily former porn star Stormy Daniels, to prevent them from releasing sensitive information ahead of the 2016 election.
The sentence is scheduled to be announced on July 11.
Donald Trump's lawyers have requested that the conviction in the Stormy Daniels case be overturned and that the announcement of the ex-president's sentence be postponed, AP reports. The request follows the Supreme Court's ruling yesterday that former presidents have immunity from prosecution for actions while in office.
At the end of May, Trump was declared guilty on all 34 charges in the accounting crime case. The allegations involve Trump ordering payments to people, primarily former porn star Stormy Daniels, to prevent them from releasing sensitive information ahead of the 2016 election.
The sentence is scheduled to be announced on July 11.
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Biden on HD's verdict: "Dangerous - no one is above the law"
US President Joe Biden believes that the Supreme Court's decision on Donald Trump's immunity sets a "dangerous precedent" because it means that presidents are above the law.
- This nation was founded on the principle that there are no kings in the United States. Each of us is equal before the law. No one, no one is above the law. Not even the president of the United States, Biden said during a speech on Monday evening, according to Reuters.
The US Supreme Court has ruled that former presidents have immunity from prosecution for acts while in office, but not as private individuals. Donald Trump calls it "a great victory for our constitution and democracy".
US President Joe Biden believes that the Supreme Court's decision on Donald Trump's immunity sets a "dangerous precedent" because it means that presidents are above the law.
- This nation was founded on the principle that there are no kings in the United States. Each of us is equal before the law. No one, no one is above the law. Not even the president of the United States, Biden said during a speech on Monday evening, according to Reuters.
The US Supreme Court has ruled that former presidents have immunity from prosecution for acts while in office, but not as private individuals. Donald Trump calls it "a great victory for our constitution and democracy".
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Analysis: Trump's victory in HD casts a shadow into the future
Although Donald Trump did not receive the blanket immunity he thought he was entitled to, Monday's ruling from the Supreme Court is an unequivocal victory for him. That's what the BBC's Anthony Zurcher writes in an analysis.
It will almost certainly delay the trial on whether he incited the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the Capitol until after the November election, as HD asked a lower court to decide which of Trump's actions occurred in office and as a private person. For what he did in office, he has immunity, according to today's decision.
In practice, the HD ruling has already undermined central parts of the January 6 indictment, write Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein in Politico.
"If Trump wins the election, he is expected to immediately order the Department of Justice to withdraw the charges - or even pardon himself," they write.
But the consequences can be much greater. Aaron Blake writes in the Washington Post that the decision could open the way for future presidents to abuse their powers and undermine the rule of law. He writes rhetorically:
“Can a president get immunity if he orders an elite unit to assassinate a rival? Can he order the military to carry out a coup without being prosecuted?”
Although Donald Trump did not receive the blanket immunity he thought he was entitled to, Monday's ruling from the Supreme Court is an unequivocal victory for him. That's what the BBC's Anthony Zurcher writes in an analysis.
It will almost certainly delay the trial on whether he incited the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the Capitol until after the November election, as HD asked a lower court to decide which of Trump's actions occurred in office and as a private person. For what he did in office, he has immunity, according to today's decision.
In practice, the HD ruling has already undermined central parts of the January 6 indictment, write Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein in Politico.
"If Trump wins the election, he is expected to immediately order the Department of Justice to withdraw the charges - or even pardon himself," they write.
But the consequences can be much greater. Aaron Blake writes in the Washington Post that the decision could open the way for future presidents to abuse their powers and undermine the rule of law. He writes rhetorically:
“Can a president get immunity if he orders an elite unit to assassinate a rival? Can he order the military to carry out a coup without being prosecuted?”
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