Trump asks appeals court to shut down protesters’ suit By Josh Gerstein 07/24/2017 Politico President Donald Trump is asking a federal appeals court to shut down a lawsuit filed by protesters who claim they were assaulted at Trump’s instigation during a 2016 campaign rally in Kentucky. .... Trump’s lawyers may have stopped short of arguing for outright presidential immunity because the Supreme Court ruled in 1997 that a sitting president can be subject to lawsuits over acts alleged to have occurred before he took office. Isn't that "special"? "Hey, these people are suing me, so throw out the case, because I'm special."