The Supreme Court has been asked to weigh in on a question that will decide if the former president faces charges for efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9459554

The Supreme Court has been asked to weigh in on a question that will decide if the former president faces charges for efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to review a fast-tracked petition asking if Donald Trump can use his status as a former president to claim immunity from criminal charges related to his effort to overturn the 2020 election.

The order came only hours after Special Counsel Jack Smith asked the justices to expedite consideration of Trump’s presidential immunity claim in his D.C. prosecution for election interference leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. The decision is not an agreement to hear Smith’s case, but rather an agreement to review his petition faster than normal.

  • electric_nan@lemmy.ml
    2·
    1 year ago

    I predict that they rule in his favor. He is facing so many court cases, that eventually he’ll be convicted of something worth a jail sentence. The establishment cannot allow the precedent of a US president going to jail. This “quick review” will be a good way to ensure the status quo remains. Only other option is drag things out til he can win again and all his cases go away.