The Federal Judge Overseeing Trump’s Election Interference Case, Denied His attempt to Throw-Out the Case on Statutory grounds.
In a Saturday Order, Judge Tanya Chutkan Rejected Trump’s Motion to Dismiss the Indictment on Legal Grounds. Trump “may file a renewed motion once all issues of immunity have been resolved,” She wrote.
Trump’s Lawyers had argued that in order to Convict Trump, “the prosecution must prove that President Trump took post-election actions to accomplish a governmental objective, and not for any personal gain. Proving this, however, directly implicates Presidential immunity.”
His Attorneys added that the Indictment “plainly alleges that President Trump acted for personal purposes, not governmental purposes.”
The Judge reclaimed Control of the Case, after the Nation’s Highest Court’s tasked Chutkan with Deciding which Acts in Trump’s alleged efforts to Overturn the 2020 Election Results are considered “Official” versus "Private" Acts, which can be Prosecuted.
Trump faces Four Felony Counts, that He has pleaded Not-Guilty to the Charges.
Chutkan also set a Hearing Date for August 16th, the First time the Parties will Reconvene, after the Case was Stayed for Seven months.
Despite putting a Court Date on the Calendar for later this month, it is still unlikely that the Case will see a Result before the November Election.
The Trial was originally scheduled for March, but Trump’s February Appeal paused the Proceedings.
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