Trump’s Claim of Total Immunity Laughed Out of Court

The judges added a poison pill to prevent him from dragging out the appeals process

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Trump’s ridiculous claims of total immunity were just eviscerated by a three-judge federal appeals court panel. The decision was unanimous. Why is this surprising? Two of the judges are Biden-appointees, while the third judge, Karen L. Henderson, was appointed by George W. Bush and has ruled in Trump’s favor in several cases in the past.

But Trump is like a 2-year-old, constantly pushing boundaries and apparently he pushed this judge too far. Not only did the three judges rule against him, they threw in a poison pill to prevent him from dragging out the appeals process until after the election.

This is what happens when you use the same tactic over and over again. People get wise to it and come up with ways to thwart it. In this case, they gave Trump a choice. He can appeal their decision directly to the Supreme Court, in which case, Judge Tanya Chutkan would continue to keep the trial on hold, pending their decision.

But, if Trump, as is his right, next appeals the decision to the entire appeals court, then Judge Chutkan can commence the trial immediately. The thinking is that allowing Trump to appeal the decision first to the full appeals…