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Is Trump Immune From Prosecution? SCOTUS Will Decide

Is Trump Immune From Prosecution? SCOTUS Will Decide

Update: 2024-02-294
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The Supreme Court announced it will hear a case related to special counsel Jack Smith's prosecution of former president Donald Trump related to Trump's alleged actions surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Trump argues any actions undertaken by a president while in office are ineligible to be prosecuted, even after leaving office. Here's what you need to know.

This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, national justice correspondent Carrie Johnson, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.

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Is Trump Immune From Prosecution? SCOTUS Will Decide

Is Trump Immune From Prosecution? SCOTUS Will Decide