Supreme Court To Consider Trump’s Immunity Claim

The Washington Post reports:

The Supreme Court will review Donald Trump’s unprecedented claim that he is shielded from prosecution for actions taken while in office, further delaying the former president’s federal trial in the nation’s capital on charges of conspiring to overturn his 2020 election loss to remain in power.

The justices set argument for the week of April 22 to consider a unanimous ruling from a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which on Feb. 6 rejected Trump’s sweeping assertion of immunity from prosecution.

The brief unsigned order issued Wednesday said the justices were not “expressing a view on the merits” of the case and would consider only the question of whether and to what extent a former president has “immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office.”

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JMG Note: My apologies for the delay in posting this story. I thought I could actually sit down for a meal in a restaurant without something stupid happening this late in the day. Apparently not.

"Former President Trump's effort to run the clock has a partner in the Supreme Court at this point." pic.twitter.com/bjgbTxA1RP

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) February 28, 2024

If today's Supreme Court decision to consider Trump Presidential immunity case in April has the ultimate effect of fatally postponing Jack Smith case, today could turn out to be a fateful moment in American history.
Please watch and listen.

— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) February 28, 2024