Trump urges Supreme Court to decline to fast-track dispute over immunity claim

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : The special counsel then made his unusual request to the high court, teeing up a pivotal fight that could decide the future of Trump's prosecution just weeks before the first votes are cast in the Republican presidential primaries."It is of imperative public importance that respondent's claims of immunity be resolved by this court and that respondent's trial proceed as promptly as possible if his claim of immunity is rejected," Smith wrote in his request earlier this month.
44% : erroneous denial of a claim of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts warrants this Court's review — in due course," lawyers John Sauer, John Lauro and Todd Blanche wrote.
40% : "In 234 years of American history, no president ever faced criminal prosecution for his official acts.
35% : Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images Smith told the justices that no person is above the law, including a former president who has been accused of committing federal offenses to thwart the transfer of power to his successor.
31% : By Melissa Quinn, Robert Legare Updated on: December 20, 2023 / 3:35 PM EST / CBS News Washington — Former President Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday to deny a request from special counsel Jack Smith and decline to consider Trump's claims of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution before an appeals court can examine the matter.
24% : justices are currently weighing a request from Smith to bypass the D.C. Circuit and quickly decide whether Trump is fully shielded from criminal prosecution for charges stemming from his alleged attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

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