No immunity: Donald Trump can be tried on election interference charges, appeals court says

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : "The case marked the first chance for a federal appeals court to gauge a former president's criminal immunity because Trump is the first one to be charged.
42% : Trump has sought to push this and three other criminal trials he faces until after the November election, as he campaigns again for the White House.
42% : "A president of the United States must have full immunity, without which it would be impossible for him/her to properly function," Trump said in an all-caps post on Truth Social on Jan. 18.
32% : The Senate voted 57-43 to convict Trump, but a two-thirds majority was required for conviction.
23% : Trump, who attended the hearing, was impeached in the House of Representatives on charges he incited the insurrection Jan. 6, 2021, but he was acquitted in the Senate trial.
22% : The Senate's acquittal of Trump at an impeachment trial charging him with inciting the insurrection at the Capitol prevented him from being tried again for the same events, Sauer argued.
16% : What is Trump's argument?Trump's lawyers argued that the Constitution and the country's founders believed the president should be shielded from criminal prosecution to protect the office from political antagonists.
13% : A federal appeals panel ruled unanimously Tuesday that Donald Trump isn't immune to charges he tried to overturn the 2020 election, in a decision that Trump is expected to appeal either to the full appeals court or to the Supreme Court.
7% : What are the charges Trump is seeking to dismiss?Trump has pleaded not guilty to four federal charges - three for conspiracy and one for obstruction - for falsely claiming election fraud and trying to overturn the legitimate election results.

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