A federal appeals panel wants to know why lawyers for former President Donald Trump didn't try years ago to deflect a defamation lawsuit from a woman who accused him of sexual assault with a presidential immunity claim. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives to board his plane at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, Monday Oct. 23, 2023, in Londonderry, N.H. Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives to board his plane at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, Monday Oct. 23, 2023, in Londonderry, N.H. Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives to board his plane at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, Monday Oct.
In an August written opinion, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan rejected absolute presidential immunity as a defense not only on grounds that it was forfeited when lawyers waited so long to assert it, but also because it would not be appropriate even if had been asserted in a timely fashion. On Monday, Chin noted the three-year delay in making the claim before asking, “If that’s the case, how is it an abuse of discretion for Judge Kaplan to say it’s too late?”
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