Special Counsel moves to dismiss election interference case against Donald Trump
The Justice Department believes Trump can no longer be tried in accordance with longstanding policy that says sitting Presidents cannot be prosecuted.
The Justice Department believes Trump can no longer be tried in accordance with longstanding policy that says sitting Presidents cannot be prosecuted.
‘Your conduct on January 6th was exceptionally egregious. You did not get carried away in the moment.’
Many of those who once stood up to Trump are long gone from office and the Republicans who remain seem increasingly enthusiastic about the possibility of him retaking the White House.
While the charges are felonies, the New York case is seen as the least consequential against the former President.
The lawsuit came as a decision remains in limbo on whether to prosecute Burt Jones on state charges.
Over the years, the Governor has shifted his arguments based on audience, political goals.
Nine deaths were linked to the attack and more than 700 people have gone to court for their roles in it, and more than 450 people have been sentenced to prison.
Trump’s lawyers have signaled they will try to block prosecutors from presenting at trial evidence related to the actions of the rioters, who shattered windows, beat police officers, and sent lawmakers running into hiding.
The reporter also debunked Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge,’ a program on the Fox Nation streaming service that argued Jan. 6 was used as a pretext for persecution of conservative Americans.
Trump’s mounting legal troubles do not seem to be dampening his support in the Deep South state.