Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University, said Tuesday that the federal appeals court's decision seeks to “shorten the process” for former President Donald Trump.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday that Trump enjoys immunity from prosecution for his efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 election. The court issued a judgment dismissing the claim. Turley noted that the court gave Trump a short deadline to appeal to the Supreme Court. decision. (Related: FOX News legal analyst says 'real flaws' in appeals court ruling endanger 'separation of powers')
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“They actually put this poison pill into the order, even though you have the right to go for so-called things.” big bank A full court review will take 45 days. “The court has said that if we do not file a motion with the Supreme Court on Monday, we will remand the task back to the trial court,” Turley told “Special Report” host Bret Baier. “What this means is that the trial judge can begin pretrial proceedings, but it also means that President Trump has essentially skipped over parts of his appeal that most people are entitled to.” It also means being there.”
“He's going to do a lot of things now,” Turley continued. “He could file a motion to stay this, asking Chief Justice Roberts and ultimately the court to simply set aside that part of the ruling and go back and file a full appeal, but the panel Obviously trying to get him to skip this 'process. “
Special Counsel Jack Smith secured four indictments against Trump in August. In December, the Supreme Court was denied Mr. Smith's request was for an expedited appellate review of a district court ruling by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan of the District of Columbia that denied a motion by Mr. Trump's lawyers to dismiss the charges.
“Time is of the essence for all parties. As you know, we have Special Counsel Smith who continues to tell the court that we need to try this person before the election,” Turley told Baier. told. “So far, the courts haven't felt that much urgency, except for this one. But he has a perfect judge, a perfect jury, and if this goes on too long, he doesn't have a perfect calendar.” not.”
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