The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution. Here’s what’s next

April 22, 2024


The Supreme Court is hearing arguments this week with profound legal and political consequences: whether former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a federal case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election. In addition to establishing a potentially historic ruling about the scope of presidential power, the court’s decision — whenever it comes — will undoubtedly go a long way in determining a trial date for Trump in one of the four criminal prosecutions that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee faces. A straightforward but legally untested question: whether a former president is immune from federal prosecution for official acts.

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