New filing by Trump attorneys claiming "absolute presidential immunity" under Nixon v. Fitzgerald.

[kpete]

New filing today by Trump attorneys claiming "absolute presidential immunity" under Nixon v. Fitzgerald.

Link to tweet

[C_U_L8R]

1. Up next...

Trump claims 'President for Life' under Hitler v. Weimar

[TheBlackAdder]

13. +1

[bresue]

2. Thanks for alerting....Like we did not see this coming!

And right before Comey's testimony! How shocking! lol

[spanone]

3. the 'strongman' is flexing his muscles.

dictators get removed too don.

nixon HAD to resign.

[onenote]

4. which lawsuit was this filed in?

Nixon v Fitzgerald held that the president enjoys absolute immunity from civil liability arising from official actions taken while in office.

It doesn't shield him from criminal liability.
It doesn't shield him from civil liability for acts taken before he was president.

[L. Coyote]

6. My question too. Where was this filed? In what active case?

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[gratuitous]

7. Necessary information

These observations go directly to the point. I don't know which lawsuit this is supposed to have been filed in, but onenote has correctly stated the black letter of the law and court decisions at this time. Trump's attorneys are probably just throwing shit at the wall, hoping some of it sticks.

[eShirl]

5. gee WHAT WOULD HE NEED UNLIMITED IMMUNITY FOR?

just imagine if he really had it

[still_one]

8. Assuming it is valid, this should not apply to anything he did before inaugeration right?

[former9thward]

9. Where is this "filing" from?

If anything. There is no link to anything at all.

[L. Coyote]

11. I followed the link (tweet) and found the answer.

You'd think the OP could have added the pertinent info. NO REC.

This is in federal court in D.C. as part of the private unfair competition suit against Old Post Office

Link to tweet

[former9thward]

12. Thanks

[MineralMan]

10. Filed by whom and where? This is useless without that information.

Is there no link to additional information?

[onenote]

14. If this was filed in the unfair competition lawsuit relating to his DC hotel

it raises an interesting question.

Trump is entitled to absolute immunity from civil liability for his official actions. He is not immune from civil liability for actions taken before he became president.

In this instance, it would appear that the plaintiff's complaint is necessarily about post-inauguration activities. Whether the complaint relates to the "official" actions taken by Trump is murky. Having his name on the hotel and even having a financial stake in its success or failure are not "official" actions. But if the unfair competition arises because he's president, which is sort of an official thing, he might convince a court.