Opting not to add to his Supreme Court menu, Donald Trump has dropped his appeal to the high court of a federal appeals court ruling allowing several civil lawsuits by members of Congress and law enforcement officers who were at the Capitol during the January 6th Republican-led domestic terrorist attack on Congress.
Politico reports that Trump had claimed his activities that day were covered as official acts and that he has–let’s say it all together–absolute presidential immunity so he can’t be sued. By pulling his appeal to the Supreme Court–something he can refile should he so choose–Trump allows some discovery and other procedures to progress. He obviously feels that if through some amazing legal-esque gymnastics by Clarence Thomas and his other minions on the Court, he can simply throw that case before the lower court.
UPDATE ON ANOTHER CASE: Remember Trump’s pending class action suit relating to fraudulently marketing the alleged pyramid scheme/phone company ACN? Well, back in January, that federal case has been dismissed without prejudice, allowing the four plaintiffs who sought class-action status to file in their individual states.