US supreme court eyes returning Trump immunity claim to lower court after arguments
25-04-2024 19:46 via theguardian.com

US supreme court eyes returning Trump immunity claim to lower court after arguments

Justices appeared unlikely to grant request for absolute immunity from criminal prosecution to former presidentThe US supreme court on Thursday expressed interest in returning Donald Trump’s criminal case over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election back to a lower court to decide whether certain parts of the indictment were “official acts” that were protected by presidential immunity.During oral arguments, the justices appeared unlikely to grant Trump’s request for abs
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