Donald Trump has always been good at making deals. Now he’s trying his hand at law.
And Trump’s genius move in court is putting Democrats on notice.
President-elect Donald Trump is fighting back against what his team calls politically motivated legal attacks, asking a Georgia appeals court to toss out the criminal racketeering case against him in Fulton County.
Trump’s legal team argues that the U.S. Constitution shields him from prosecution as he prepares to assume the presidency in January.
In a decisive five-page filing, Trump’s attorneys assert that a sitting president must be “completely immune” from criminal charges at both the state and federal levels, emphasizing that such prosecutions would obstruct the executive branch’s ability to govern effectively.
“Any ongoing criminal proceeding against a sitting president must be dismissed under the U.S. Constitution,” declared defense attorney Steve Sadow.
“The two federal criminal cases have already been dismissed by the [Department of Justice].”
Sadow referred to the cases brought by special counsel Jack Smith, who recently asked federal courts in Washington and Florida to drop charges against Trump relating to the 2020 election and classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump’s critics claimed these cases were legitimate, but their unraveling highlights what many of his supporters have always believed: they were politically motivated from the start.
Meanwhile, a New York judge indefinitely postponed sentencing in Trump’s conviction for alleged falsification of business records, leaving the Georgia case as the final hurdle in what Trump’s legal team hopes will be a clean sweep of these partisan-driven prosecutions.
The filing urges the court to act decisively:
“President Trump respectfully submits that upon reaching that decision, this court should dismiss his appeal for lack of jurisdiction with directions to the trial court to immediately dismiss the indictment against President Trump.”
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis initiated the Georgia case, claiming Trump pressured Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find votes” to challenge Joe Biden’s controversial 2020 win in Georgia.
However, the case has been riddled with problems, including explosive allegations about Willis’s conduct.
The defense argued that Willis had a romantic relationship with lead investigator Nathan Wade, creating a financial conflict of interest.
Though Wade exited the case, the revelation cast a shadow over the investigation.
While the trial judge allowed Willis to remain, the defense appealed, leading to significant delays.
Trump’s resounding victory in last month’s election gives him the upper hand as president-elect, bolstering his argument that these cases were nothing more than politically driven attempts to block his return to the White House.
As his legal team works to dismantle the final case standing, Trump’s message remains clear: the American people rejected the weaponization of the justice system, and his presidency will ensure it never happens again.
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