“ The problem for Trump is that his hands are tied. The former president would prefer the court to take up the case after the DC circuit rules because he’s eager to delay his impending trial as much as possible. But he can’t oppose the prosecutors’ request now and then make the same request in several months’ time.”

“And at the heart of the Trump legal team’s filing was the extraordinary contention that Trump both was entitled to absolute presidential immunity and that the immunity applied whether or not Trump intended to engage in the conduct described in the indictment.“

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    1 year ago

    All of the unnecessary capitalisation makes him look like a functionally illiterate elderly person who just discovered the internet. It’s like I’m reading a “forwards from grandma” style email from the 2000s.