Trump Immunity Claim Gets Chilly Reception From Appeals Court

Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution was met with skepticism by a US appeals court panel, suggesting an uphill battle in his effort to avoid a criminal trial over his attempt to overturn the 2020 election in his final days as president.

At a packed hearing in Washington on Tuesday, judges peppered Trump’s lawyer with questions testing how far such a theory could go, with one judge asking if a president could order the killing of a political rival and get away with it because it’s an “official act.”

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