Congressional Digest

Supreme Court Debates May 2024 No. 5 Vol. 27
Donald J. Trump, Petitioner

Prosecuting Donald Trump

Legal Immunity for Former Presidents

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Donald J. Trump, Petitioner

Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States in November 2016. Four years later, he was defeated for reelection by Joe Biden. Trump publicly disputed the results of that election. On Jan. 6, 2021, he held a rally by the White House whose attendees would later attack the U.S. Capitol, temporarily disrupting the certification of Biden’s victory. Trump’s actions up to and on that day would form the basis for a criminal indictment against him filed by Jack Smith, a special counsel appointed by Biden administration Attorney General Merrick Garland. Trump’s legal team challenged the grounds for…

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