Trump Confirms He’ll Attend Appeals Court Hearing: ‘Election Was Long Over’

Published on January 8, 2024

Former President Donald Trump confirmed that he will be in court when a federal appeals court on Tuesday considers whether to decide if he is immune from criminal prosecution relating to his federal election case. In a post on his Truth Social platform early Monday morning, the former president wrote: “I will be attending … the federal appeals court arguments on presidential immunity in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday,” adding that he was “entitled … to immunity” when he was president. The case, brought by special counsel Jack Smith, charged the former president with obstruction and conspiracy, with prosecutors saying that he illegally attempted to overturn the 2020 election. The former president has argued that he was acting in his capacity as president to investigate election fraud and that because he was acting in his official capacity as president, he has immunity from prosecution....

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