In a recent ruling, a judge in Pennsylvania declared that an election worker is unable to file a lawsuit against President Trump for his statements that cast doubt on the 2020 election results.
This from msn.com.
The judge, Michael Erdos, determined that these statements are protected by “presidential immunity.” Specifically, Trump’s immunity covered a tweet he posted and comments he made from the White House during a Pennsylvania state Senate committee hearing in November 2020. Trump alleged voter fraud in the election that occurred in Pennsylvania.
Judge Erdos ruled:
Other legal proceedings may examine the propriety of his statements and actions while he was the President and whether, as the plaintiffs in this and other cases contend, it was this conduct which served as the actual threat to our democracy. But this case is not the proper place to do so. Here, Trump is entitled to Presidential immunity.
Eric Trump: I mean, literally, they are trying to strip somebody's rights and throw him in jail over political speech.. they are watching presidential immunity fly out the window… The statements my father had… they were great statements, perfect statements pic.twitter.com/eiqKewBzld
— Acyn (@Acyn) August 3, 2023
Two lawsuits were filed by James Savage, who was working as a Pennsylvania voting machine supervisor in the 2020 election. Without evidence, Savage claimed that Trump, Rudy Giuliani, two poll watchers, and others conspired to defame him.
The report added:
Savage says their statements led him to receive death threats and suffer two heart attacks.
The judge ruled Trump has immunity for the tweet and the remarks at the state Senate hearing because both statements were made while he was serving as president.
Erdos wrote:
Here, then-President Trump’s Gettysburg remarks and his tweet were public.
Moreover, the topic of these statements—claims from third parties and the President himself about irregularities in the Presidential election which on their face called into question the integrity of the election and whether now-President Joseph Biden had been duly elected—was undoubtedly a matter of great public concern.
Trump legal spokeswoman Alina Habba said in a statement:
We are pleased with the Court’s decision to honor the long-standing principle of Presidential Immunity.
Habba continued:
Today, the Court made it clear that it is well within the President’s discretion to address the integrity of our election without fear of liability.
We expect that the rest of Mr. Savage’s claims will similarly be disposed of as they are without merit.
Final thought: Politically motivated frivolous lawsuits should bring repercussions to the plaintiff.
God speed President Trump and may God keep you safe.
