Trump VS Biden The Clash Trump insists on immunity request and says he could sue Biden if re-elected

 Trump insists on immunity request and says he could sue Biden if re-elected

Donald Trump former president of the United States, Joe Biden Current president of the USA/Photo social networks, production REDE RD

Former president's defense team argues in Washington appeals court

The U.S. Justice Department has long maintained that sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted for actions they take in office, and Trump says that should apply to former presidents as well.

If the case goes forward, Trump said, he could sue Democrat Biden if he wins the November presidential election.

Donald Trump warned he could sue Joe Biden if he returned to the White House, as his lawyers prepared to argue in a Washington court that he should be immune from criminal charges for trying to overturn the 2020 US presidential election.

The Republican former US president will not have a chance to speak as his lawyers try to convince three federal appeals court judges that the case should be dismissed before it goes to trial in March.

However, with the battle in the states to nominate the Republican presidential candidate set to begin next week, Trump is using the hearing as an opportunity to allege that he is the victim of political persecution.

Trump, who lost to Biden in the 2020 election, has opened up a commanding lead over his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination since the first criminal indictment against him was announced last March. He is expected to easily win Monday's (15) contest in Iowa.

Inside the courtroom, Trump's lawyers are expected to tell a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that the case should be dismissed.

They argued that allowing former presidents to be prosecuted “would begin cycles of recrimination and politically motivated prosecutions.”

Special counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing the case, argued that granting such a comprehensive legal shield would give future presidents license to commit crimes, such as accepting bribes or instructing the FBI to plant evidence against political adversaries.

Smith argued that Trump was acting as a candidate, not as president, when he pressured authorities to overturn the election results and encouraged his supporters to march to the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Both the legal outcome and the timing of the appeals court ruling will play a key role in determining whether Trump will be tried before the Nov. 5, 2024, election.