‘I Am Going Through It Right Now’: Donald Trump Decries Appeals Court’s Presidential Immunity Ruling, Claims It’s ‘Dangerous’ to the Country

Donald Trump shared his objection to an appeals court decision ruling that he does not have presidential immunity and can stand trial in the federal election interference case. On Tuesday, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that former presidents do not have blanket immunity to shield them from being prosecuted for any alleged crimes they committed during their time in the White House. This effectively rejects Trump’s claim that his status as a former president safeguards him from federal charges alleging that he plotted to overturn the 2020 presidential election. It took a month for the D.C. Circuit Court to issue its ruling after a district judge presiding over the federal election subversion case rejected Trump’s immunity argument in December and Trump submitted an appeal to circuit court judges. Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to guest at a campaign event on December 19, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Iowa Republicans will be the first to select their party’s nomination for the 2024 presidential race, when they go to caucus on January 15, 2024. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) “For the purpose of this criminal case, former President Trump has become citizen Trump, with all of...