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Trump rages at ‘nation-destroying’ ruling that he does NOT have immunity and demands it is overturned: Donald says presidents need it to ‘function’ without fear of ‘vicious retribution’ from opponents
- Three-judge panel of appeals court judges issued their ruling on Tuesday
- They said immunity no longer protects Trump against this prosecution
- The former president described it as a ‘nation-destroying ruling’
Former President Donald Trump reacted with fury after an appeals court ruled Tuesday that he did not have immunity from prosecution in a case related to the 2020 presidential election.
He claimed it would prevent future presidents from doing their job and ruin the country.
‘A nation-destroying ruling like this cannot be allowed to stand,’ he wrote on Truth Social. ‘If not overturned, as it should be, this decision would terribly injure not only the Presidency, but the Life, Breath, and Success of our Country.’
And he said it would leave any president in fear of opponents’ ‘vicious retribution after leaving office.’
His anger also hinted at how the ruling delivered a severe blow to his attempts to head off prosecution for the events that led up to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in 2021 as he tried to cling on to power…
