Federal appeals court rules Trump doesn't have broad immunity from prosecution

https://lemmy.ca/post/14821719

Federal appeals court rules Trump doesn't have broad immunity from prosecution - Lemmy.ca

There was never a possibility it would rule any other way. Now we just gotta wait for the inevitable stupid appeal to SCOTUS, and have it done with.

Now we just gotta wait for the inevitable stupid appeal to SCOTUS, and have it done with.

I believe he can request an en banc hearing, which he definitely will, because it will delay the proceedings further.

He can request it, but the good thing about those is the appeals court can deny the request. He can appeal to the Supreme Court and they could either deny it or take it up to smack down the argument. If they side with his argument the country is over (along with all of the court’s own power) as they would have ruled that the President is functionally an absolute monarch.

they would have ruled that the President is functionally an absolute monarch.

And then Dark Brandon activates Seal Team Six for elephant hunting season.