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Trump’s Fortunes Could Be Tied to a Courtroom Victory of a Self-Proclaimed ‘Heir to the Kingdom of Morocco’

The 11th Circuit, sitting en banc, rules that a former official is not treated like a current one. That could be bad news for the former president.

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President Trump on October 11, 2023, at Palm Beach County Convention Center at West Palm Beach, Florida. AP/Rebecca Blackwell
A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

An appellate ruling by the same circuit that is overseeing President Trump’s criminal trial in Georgia could reshape the landscape of that sprawling racketeering prosecution just as its first two defendants are set to go to trial. 

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A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

Mr. Hoffman is an associate editor of the Sun, where he covers politics and culture. He holds a PhD from Harvard and a law degree from Stanford.

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