Trump Appeals Judge’s Dismissal of Presidential Immunity Claim, Seeks Halt of Federal Election Case

Judge Chutkan had rejected Trump’s motion to dismiss on the grounds of presidential immunity.

Former President Donald Trump speaks after arriving for his civil business fraud trial in the New York State Supreme Court, on Dec. 7, 2023. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez-Pool/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump is appealing District of Columbia District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s rejection of his motions to dismiss his federal election interference case for reasons related to his constitutional rights and presidential immunity.

His legal team filed a notice of appeal on Dec. 7, along with a motion to stay proceedings in his D.C. case pending resolution of the appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.