Donald Trump has vowed to appeal a D.C. court’s decision to move forward with his criminal trial on February 8. However, Trump is likely to find that appeal unsuccessful as the D.C. Court of Appeals has firmly stated their decisions are final and not subject to further review. This means that the only way Trump could avoid the trial altogether would be if the D.C. government granted him a pardon, something Trump is depending on his successor, Joe Biden, to do. Biden has signaled he will not offer such a pardon, leaving Trump very few options when it comes to the trial.
