Judge Chutkan Hands Donald Trump New Legal Setback [View all]
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing Donald Trump's federal election interference case, denied the former president's motion to dismiss all the charges in his case on the grounds of presidential immunity on Saturday.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused Trump of attempting to overturn President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory in events that led to the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, but the former president claims that he is immune from prosecution because he was in office when the alleged scheme took place. Trump claimed without evidence that the election was stolen from him due to widespread voter fraud. He has pleaded not guilty to all four felony charges against him and claims the case is politically motivated.
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on July 1 in a 6-3 decision that former presidents have immunity for official acts conducted while in office, but not for unofficial acts, the judgment was handed down all the way back to the the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C.
With the case back in Chutkan's hands, she denied Trump's motion to dismiss his charges on the grounds of presidential immunity in a brief filed on Saturday.
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