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Possible delay and crime incentives: key takeaways from Trump immunity case
US supreme court hears three hours of oral arguments on whether ex-president has absolute immunity from criminal prosecution
The US supreme court on Thursday heard roughly three hours of oral arguments about whether Donald Trump enjoyed absolute immunity from criminal prosecution because the acts included in the indictment alleging he plotted to subvert the 2020 election involved his duties as president.
The court did not seem inclined to grant total immunity to Trump. But a majority of the justices suggested there should be some level of protection, and expressed an interest in having a lower court decide whether the indictment included “official” acts that could be expunged.
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