Today, finally, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, released its opinion unanimously rejecting all of Donald Trump’s claims that he is immune from criminal prosecution for the four crimes charged in the indictment for his attempt to overthrow the government by overturning the 2020 election he lost. The opinion may be read at https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf

The decision is comprehensive and definitive in every respect. The operative sections are relatively short and succinct, so I will not belabor them with futher analysis. Read it for yourself.

Why it took this long to issue will remain a mystery but the stage is now set for final review by the Supreme Court. That review may be moot since the Court will hear oral argument on February 8 at 10 AM on the Colorado ballot case and could decide, for practical purposes, all the controlling issues in that case. You may listen to the oral argument in the Supreme Court here: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/listen-live-supreme-court-hears-case-to-decide-if-trump-is-eligible-to-run-for-president