Chirac Trial

After years of claiming presidential immunity to avoid legal proceedings, Jacques Chirac is finally facing a court.The former president, a bugaboo for George W. Bush during his rush to war in Iraq, on Monday becomes France's first former head of state to go on trial since its Nazi-era leader was exiled.That is, if the whole case isn't derailed by a...

Former French President Jacques Chirac has been ordered to stand trial in an alleged corruption scandal dating back to his tenure as Paris mayor.

After years of claiming presidential immunity to avoid legal proceedings, Jacques Chirac is finally facing a court.The former president, a bugaboo for George W. Bush during his rush to war in Iraq, on Monday becomes France's first former head of state to go on trial since its Nazi-era leader was exiled.That is, if the whole case isn't derailed by a...

Former French President Jacques Chirac has been ordered to stand trial in an alleged corruption scandal dating back to his tenure as Paris mayor.