decision, issued by a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, denied Mr. Trump’s emergency request to halt his federal election interference case. More significantly, the court declared that h
is alleged efforts to remain in power after losing the 2020 election were “unprecedented in our nation’s history,” language that underscored the gravity of the
The court’s response came with striking speed. Mr. Trump’s lawyers filed their emergency application shortly before midnight. By early morning, the panel had issued a per curiam decision — a ruling “by the court” without dissent or individual attribution.
