The Washington Court of Appeals has denied immunity to former US President Donald Trump in the case of the January 2021 attack on the Capitol. This was reported by RIA News referring to the decision of the authority.
The former president and his legal team insist that Trump had presidential immunity during the riots. He was still the owner of the White House at the time, the publication notes.
However, in the prosecution’s view, the decisions and actions of the 45th President of the United States exceeded the limits of his authority. In this context, prosecutors called on the court not to take Trump’s presidential immunity into account during the trial.
“We hold that the district court’s denial of appellant’s motion to dismiss the allegations against him based on presidential immunity is affirmed,” the court said in a statement. said.
January 6, 2021 supporters of the former American leader passed He entered the congress building, causing parliament to be suspended for several hours. The reason for the attack was the results of the presidential elections, in which Trump was not elected to a second term.
Law enforcement later arrested hundreds of people accused of storming the Capitol. Moreover, the former owner of the White House was also involved in the case.
Previously, incumbent US President Joe Biden mistakenly named Donald Trump as a congressman.