{"id":1987877,"date":"2023-08-01T15:14:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T19:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-protected-by-presidential-immunity-from-being-sued-over-election-claims-while-in-office\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T15:15:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T19:15:53","slug":"trump-protected-by-presidential-immunity-from-being-sued-over-election-claims-while-in-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-protected-by-presidential-immunity-from-being-sued-over-election-claims-while-in-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump cannot be sued for his election claims due to presidential immunity."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-protected-by-presidential-immunity-from-being-sued-over-election-claims-while-in-office%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1987877&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Pennsylvania Judge Rules\u2064 Trump Immune from Lawsuit Over Election Comments<\/h2>\n<p>A Pennsylvania judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump \u200bis immune from being sued \u200cover \u2062comments he made regarding the 2020 election before leaving the White House.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOther <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/constitutional-crisis-or-political-war\/\" title=\"Constitutional Crisis or Political War\">legal proceedings<\/a> may \u2063examine the propriety of his statements and actions\u200b while he was the President and whether, as the plaintiffs in this and other cases\u200c contend, it was this conduct which served as the actual threat to our democracy,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Judge Michael Erdos<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Judge Michael Erdos \u200cstated that Trump is entitled to presidential immunity, \u2064regardless \u2063of the validity of his allegations. During his time in office, \u200bTrump expressed doubt about \u2064the \u2064reliability of the\u2064 election results, alleging fraud\u2064 in Pennsylvania and\u200b other states.<\/p>\n<p>Erdos clarified that Trump\u2019s immunity covers one of his tweets and additional\u200b comments \u2064made from the \u200cWhite House, as they were public and addressed a matter of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/states-expand-lawsuit-alleging-federal-collusion-with-social-media-companies-to-censor-speech\/\" title=\"States Expand Lawsuit Alleging Federal Collusion With Social Media Companies to Censor Speech\">great public concern<\/a>. However, the ruling does not extend\u200c to Trump\u2019s election\u200d claims made after leaving the presidency, including a letter he wrote to the House \u200bJan. 6 committee last October.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit against Trump was filed by James Savage, a Pennsylvania election worker who accused Trump of defaming him by alleging that Joe \u200bBiden stole the 2020 election. Savage \u2062claimed that these accusations caused him significant stress, resulting\u200b in death threats and two heart attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s\u200c legal spokeswoman, Alina Habba, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-launches-cyberattack-causing-severe-damage-to-irans-nuclear-program-as-biden-seeks-new-deal-reports\/\" title=\"Israel Launches Cyberattack Causing \u2018Severe Damage\u2019 To Iran\u2019s Nuclear Program As Biden Seeks New Deal: Reports\">expressed satisfaction<\/a> with the court\u2019s decision, stating that it affirms the President\u2019s discretion to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/az-judge-sides-with-senate-gop-over-audit-of-millions-of-ballots-election-equipment\/\" title=\"AZ: Judge Sides With Senate GOP Over Audit Of Millions Of Ballots, Election Equipment\">address election integrity<\/a> without fear of liability. \u200dShe expects\u200d the\u200b remaining claims \u2064by Savage to be similarly dismissed as\u200d meritless.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Takeaways:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A Pennsylvania judge ruled that Trump is immune from a lawsuit over his election comments.<\/li>\n<li>The ruling covers \u2062Trump\u2019s statements made while in office, but not those made after leaving the\u2062 presidency.<\/li>\n<li>The lawsuit was filed by an election worker who claimed defamation and\u200d suffered personal harm as a result\u2064 of \u200bTrump\u2019s allegations.<\/li>\n<li>Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-protected-by-presidential-immunity-from-being-sued-over-election-claims-while-in-office\/\" title=\"Trump cannot be sued for his election claims due to presidential immunity.\">legal spokeswoman expressed satisfaction<\/a> with the court\u2019s decision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more details, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/pennsylvania-judge-rules-trump-immune-lawsuit-election-comments\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Pennsylvania judge granted former President Donald Trump immunity from lawsuits over his 2020 election remarks. Judge Michael Erdos of Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas ruled that Trump is protected by presidential immunity, regardless of the credibility of his claims. 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