Trump does not have presidential immunity in January 6 case, federal appeals court rules

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : The former president had argued that the conduct Smith charged him over was part of his official duties as president and therefore shield him from criminal liability.
53% : "Moreover, past Presidents have understood themselves to be subject to impeachment and criminal liability, at least under certain circumstances, so the possibility of chilling executive action is already in effect," the opinion says.Trump' attorneys had argued that if future executives believed that they could be indicted for their "official acts" as president, they would be more hesitant to act within their role.
51% : "Here, former President Trump's actions allegedly violated generally applicable criminal laws, meaning those acts were not properly within the scope of his lawful discretion," they wrote, meaning that existing case law "provide him no structural immunity from the charges in the Indictment.
38% : "Trump faces four counts from Smith's election subversion charges, including conspiring to defraud the United States and to obstruct an official proceeding.
32% : Trump has argued that he was working to "ensure election integrity" as part of his official capacity as president, and therefore he is immune from criminal prosecution for trying to overturn the election results.
29% : "The court said that Trump asked them to find "for the first time that a former President is categorically immune from federal criminal prosecution for any act conceivably within the outer perimeter of his executive responsibility," they wrote.
27% : His lawyers have also asserted that because Trump was acquitted by the Senate during impeachment proceedings, he is protected by double jeopardy and cannot be charged by the Justice Department for the same conduct.
18% : (CNN) -- Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution for alleged crimes he committed during his presidency to reverse the 2020 election results, a federal appeals court said Tuesday.
12% : Trump quickly appealed that decision to the DC Circuit, which agreed to expedite its review of the matter.Not protected under separation of powers clauseThe appeals court found that Trump is not protected from criminal prosecution under the separation of powers clause.

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