LATT: Supreme Court’s conservatives lean in favor of limited immunity for Trump as an ex-president
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“We have a big case today. The Supreme Court on presidential immunity. A president has to have immunity. If you don’t have immunity you just have a ceremonial president”
That was former president Donald Trump outside the Manhattan courtroom where his criminal hush money trial is taking place. Meanwhile, another Trump case was taking place in Washington. The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about whether he has immunity from criminal prosecution for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. David savage covers the Supreme Court for the L.A. Times and joins us from the nation’s capitol.
That was former president Donald Trump outside the Manhattan courtroom where his criminal hush money trial is taking place. Meanwhile, another Trump case was taking place in Washington. The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about whether he has immunity from criminal prosecution for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. David savage covers the Supreme Court for the L.A. Times and joins us from the nation’s capitol.