{"id":2136947,"date":"2023-12-30T18:47:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T23:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-counsel-urges-appeals-court-to-block-trumps-presidential-immunity-claim\/"},"modified":"2023-12-30T18:49:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T23:49:43","slug":"special-counsel-urges-appeals-court-to-block-trumps-presidential-immunity-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-counsel-urges-appeals-court-to-block-trumps-presidential-immunity-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Counsel urges court to reject Trump&#8217;s immunity claim"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fspecial-counsel-urges-appeals-court-to-block-trumps-presidential-immunity-claim%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=2136947&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>3:45 PM \u2013 Saturday, December 30, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Special Counsel \u200dJack Smith has submitted a counterargument to President Trump\u2019s claim \u2063of presidential immunity in connection with \u200chis 2020 election meddling \u200bcase.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Smith filed the document in the District of \u2062Columbia Court \u200bof Appeals stating his intent was to ask for the \u201creview of the order of the district court\u2064 denying\u2063 his motions to dismiss based on Presidential immunity and principles of double jeopardy.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cImmunity from criminal prosecution would be particularly dangerous where, as here, the former President is alleged to have \u2062engaged in criminal\u2064 conduct aimed \u200dat\u2063 overturning the results of [an] election,\u201d Smith \u2062wrote in the filing. \u201cA President who unlawfully seeks \u200bto retain power \u2062through criminal means unchecked by potential criminal prosecution \u200bcould\u200c jeopardize both the \u2064Presidency itself and the very foundations of our democratic system \u200dof governance.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The report further charged Trump with \u201cconspir[ing] to \u2064use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/j6-committee-seeks-to-criminalize-republican-fundraising\/\" title=\"J6 Committee Seeks To Criminalize Republican Fundraising\">knowingly false claims<\/a> of\u200c election fraud with the goal of overturning the legitimate results of \u2063that election and disenfranchising millions of\u2062 voters.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cFor the foregoing reasons, the Court should affirm the district court\u2019s order denying the\u2064 defendant\u2019s motions to dismiss on Presidential immunity and double-jeopardy grounds,\u201d it\u200c read. \u201cFor the reasons given in the Government\u2019s motion to expedite appellate review, including the imperative public importance of a\u2062 prompt resolution of this case, the Government respectfully requests the Court to issue the mandate five days after the entry of judgment. Such an approach would\u200d appropriately require any party seeking further review to\u2064 do so promptly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In an attempt to expedite their review of the immunity claim before it was\u200d fully considered \u200dby a federal appeals court, \u2062Smith filed an appeal, but \u200dthe U.S. Supreme Court \u2062recently rejected it. <\/p>\n<p>Smith\u2019s request was denied by\u2063 Trump\u2019s legal team \u2063in\u2064 a court request \u2062as well.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking \u200cnews blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>San Antonio police are hoping new evidence will \u2064lead to answers over the killing \u200dof\u200b a pregnant teen and her boyfriend. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Recent reports reveal the \u2018National Instant Criminal Background Check\u2064 System\u2019 of\u200c the FBI holds records of nearly 14 million illegal immigrants in the system. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Hamas\u2019 weaponization of sexual violence against Israeli women since October 7th is only a glimpse into how its sponsor, \u2064the Islamic Republic of \u200dIran, has abused women for decades. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As we quickly approach 2024,\u2062 the U.S. is gearing \u2062up for what many are calling an election year like no other.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>December 22, 2023\u200d \u2013 6:05 AM PST HONG KONG (Reuters) \u2013 Chinese \u200bregulators announced on Friday a wide range of rules \u200daimed\u2026 \u200c <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One of the main bottlenecks for Tesla\u200b is the speed it can \u200dmake the\u2062 4680 batteries used in the Cybertruck with its new dry-coating technology.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A group of 11 nonfiction \u200dauthors\u2064 have joined a lawsuit\u200d in Manhattan federal court that accuses OpenAI and Microsoft of misusing books the authors have written to train their models.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>San Francisco police\u2063 Sergeant David Radford contacted Tesla about data on an alleged stalker\u2019s remote access to\u200b a vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u200d rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> Why does Smith argue that immunity from criminal prosecution \u200dwould \u200bbe dangerous\u200d in this case?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Counterargument Submitted\u2062 by \u2063Special Counsel in Response to President Trump\u2019s\u200d Claim of Presidential Immunity<\/p>\n<p>On December 30, \u200c2023, Special Counsel Jack Smith submitted a counterargument\u200d in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, challenging President Trump&#8217;s \u200cclaim of presidential\u200c immunity\u200c in relation to the 2020 election meddling \u2062case.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bdocument filed by Smith aims to seek a review of the district court&#8217;s order, which denied motions to dismiss based on presidential\u2062 immunity and principles of double jeopardy. Smith argues that immunity from criminal \u2062prosecution would be dangerous, especially in \u2064a case where a former President \u200bis alleged to have engaged in criminal conduct to overturn election results.<\/p>\n<p>Smith stated \u200bin the filing, &#8220;A President who unlawfully seeks to retain power through \u200ccriminal\u200b means unchecked by\u200c potential criminal prosecution \u2064could jeopardize both the Presidency itself and the very foundations of\u2063 our democratic system of governance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The report also \u2063accuses Trump of conspiring to use knowingly false claims of election\u200d fraud with the \u200dgoal of \u2062overturning legitimate election results and disenfranchising millions of voters.<\/p>\n<p>The government, represented by Smith, called\u2064 on the court to affirm the \u2063district court&#8217;s order denying the defendant&#8217;s\u2062 motions to\u2062 dismiss on presidential immunity and double-jeopardy grounds. It emphasized the public \u2064importance of a prompt resolution of\u2064 this case and requested the \u200ccourt to issue the mandate five days after the \u200bentry \u200dof\u200b judgment.<\/p>\n<p>In an attempt to expedite the review of the immunity claim, Smith filed an appeal, which was subsequently rejected by the\u2063 U.S. Supreme Court. Trump&#8217;s\u200c legal \u2064team also denied Smith&#8217;s request\u2064 in a court request.<\/p>\n<p>As this case unfolds, it is important for \u200dthe public to stay informed. 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