Choose Tanya Chutkan — who’s overseeing Trump’s federal election interference case introduced by particular counsel Jack Smith — dismissed two motions filed by the ex-president’s authorized staff based mostly on the First Modification and claims of presidential immunity. He then appealed.
In his six-minute video posted this week in regards to the case, Trump instructed his supporters, “Due to Joe Biden. I spend numerous time in court docket. Federal. State, metropolis. And tomorrow, I’ll be attending one other Biden-inspired federal appeals court docket argument on presidential immunity in Washington, D.C.”
“In fact, I used to be entitled as president of the USA and commander in chief to immunity. I’m entitled to immunity,” Trump continued. “Each president has immunity, particularly one which did the job I did.”
“I did an excellent job, and I wasn’t working for myself. I used to be working for the nation, I wasn’t campaigning. The election was lengthy over. I wasn’t campaigning.”