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Trump's mounting legal woes

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25.04.2024
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Trump’s mounting legal woes

The former president’s historic criminal trial in New York is colliding with presidential immunity arguments before the Supreme Court and a ‘fake elector’ indictment for Trump allies in Arizona.

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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in a case with significant implications for Trump – who argues that, even as a former executive, he's protected from prosecution for official actions he took while in office.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked a hot hypothetical: If a president ordered the assassination of his rival, would that be protected by presidential immunity?

“That well could be an official act,” Trump attorney John Sauer responded. Read more live coverage of the high court arguments here.

Today’s arguments mark the first time the conservative-majority court – with three justices Trump nominated during his White House tenure – are weighing an appeal that stems from one of Trump’s four criminal indictments.

The justices are expected to rule on the issue before their term ends in June, The........

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