6 takeaways from the scathing appeals court ruling denying immunity to Donald Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : If Trump does not appeal the ruling, the case would be sent back to the trial-level court in Washington, DC, as soon as next week, for pre-trial proceedings to resume.
43% : The justices determine how long the Justice Department will have to respond to any Trump petition, how long Trump has to respond and controls when it would make any ruling.
41% : Trump has pledged to appeal and has until Monday to ask the Supreme Court to temporarily block the ruling.
38% : The panel describes Trump as using his seat of power to "unlawfully overstay his term as President and to displace his duly elected successor," all which would violate "generally applicable criminal laws.
38% : Perhaps to speed things along, the appeals court established a quick schedule for Trump to respond to Tuesday's ruling, giving Trump until February 12 to file an emergency stay request with the Supreme Court.
37% : It's not certain how long the Supreme Court could take to consider such a request or an appeal, which would come as special counsel Jack Smith seeks to bring Trump to trial.
37% : If Trump is successful with getting the Supreme Court to hear the appeal, the criminal trial would not resume until after the high court decides what to do with his request for a pause.
30% : The judges were clear that the charges against Trump are serious and left no question they believe can be prosecuted.
23% : Trump argues that presidents might be more hesitant to act if they were concerned about the prospect of criminal charges.
14% : By Jeremy Herb, Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, Marshall Cohen, Katelyn Polantz and Devan Cole | CNNA federal appeals court said Tuesday that Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution for alleged crimes he committed during his presidency, flatly rejecting Trump's arguments that he shouldn't have to go on trial on federal election subversion charges.
13% : "During the impeachment trial in 2021, several Republican senators who voted to acquit Trump, including Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, said they were doing so because the courts and justice system could still hold Trump accountable.
7% : The cases are entirely separate - this is a criminal prosecution against Trump, and the upcoming Supreme Court case is a civil attempt to remove Trump from state ballots.

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