Trump: 'I Was Doing my Duty as President' by Claiming the Election Was Rigged

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : "Trump has been indicted for his actions following the 2020 election, which his own officials at the time claimed was the most secure in U.S. history.
53% : The D.C. Circuit Court of three judges -- one George H.W. Bush appointee and two Biden appointees -- is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the case on Jan. 9.By insisting on appeals, Trump accomplishes two goals: He defends his own actions while also slow-walking the legal process, potentially pushing back his upcoming March 4 trial date.
29% : "President Trump has absolute immunity from prosecution for his official acts as President," the lawyers wrote.
28% : Donald Trump claimed that he was merely doing his "duty" as president by alleging that the 2020 presidential election was "rigged" and "stolen," therefore believes he deserves "immunity" from prosecution.
21% : In a late-night filing Saturday to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, Trump's lawyers asked the judges to overturn a lower-court's ruling that Trump can be prosecuted for the actions he took while in office.
14% : Trump pressured local election officials to overturn results in their states, urged Vice President Mike Pence to stop the certification of electoral votes, and publicly pushed false claims of tampered votes, culminating in the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6.

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