Will Supreme Court make Trump immune from Jan. 6 prosecution?

The Supreme Court on Thursday will hear former President Trump's claim that he is entirely immune from prosecution for all of his 'official acts' during his time in the White House, including his effort to overturn his loss in the 2020 election. Trump's claim of absolute immunity has been derided by legal experts and rejected by a federal trial judge and the U.S. appeals court in Washington.

One possibility is that the justices, at least several of them, believe a former president is shielded from later prosecution for his truly 'official acts' as the nation's chief executive, even if he can be prosecuted for a private scheme to overturn his election defeat. In the lower courts, the immunity question was debated as an all-or-nothing matter. Trump's team asserted a total and 'categorical' immunity for their client, which the judges rejected.

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