This past Saturday, 23 Dec, Trump had his attorneys file an urgent motion of appeal to ask he U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to rule that Trump has full Presidential immunity and to throw out his court cases(s); this is interesting given how Trump and his legal team were so feverish to have the SCOTUS not expedite a decision on his claims of full immunity...
Trump's lawyers ask appeals court to rule on immunity in late-night filing --
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...ling-immunity/
“Be careful what you ask for”: Experts warn Trump’s “immunity” filing could backfire with judges --
https://www.salon.com/2023/12/26/be-...backfire-with/
I suspect what Trump is hoping for is a very, very, very long-shot affirmation of his claim of "absolute immunity" by a lower court so that he can then rush to the trial court and demand the trial court use the appeals court ruling to throw out his case(s); fat chance, Fat Donny: likely the trial judge will allow the prosecutors their day in court to appeal Trump's team's motion and stay any action on a motion to dismiss, pending a higher appeal ruling; this may actually serve to invoke what Trump has been seeking to avoid: by making waves now, an expedited resolution may be the best way forward for the courts...
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