A
Federal appeal court in the United States (US) on Tuesday denied former
president, Donald Trump, of any presidential immunity.
According
to the court, Trump can be prosecuted for alleged crimes he committed during
his reign as president to alter the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The
court in its ruling said this is because he is no longer President Trump but
has now become citizen Trump.
“For
the purpose of this criminal case, former President Trump has become citizen
Trump, with all of the defenses of any other criminal defendant. But any
executive immunity that may have protected him while he served as President no
longer protects him against this prosecution,” the court wrote in its
judgement.
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Trump had always
insisted in the landmark legal case that he had immunity from criminal charges
for his actions which he said fell within his roles as president.
Currently,
Trump has as many as 91 criminal charges in four separate trials with most of
them scheduled to begin in the year 2024.
Some of
these cases will have grave consequences on his business and ambition if he is
eventually found guilty.
Furthermore,
the 77-year-old media personality and businessman who served as the 45th
president of the US from 2017 to 2021 might not be on the ballot if found
guilty.
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