Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) It s a key question in a case that could not only set constitutional precedent but also have major consequences in the 2024 election: What is "presidential immunity" and how, if at all, does it apply to former President Donald Trump regarding his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss?
On Tuesday, Trump s claim of "absolute immunity" from prosecution in his federal election inference case will be put to the test in arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
The former president, who denies all wrongdoing, contends his actions after the election and on Jan. 6, 2021, were related not to his role as a candidate but to his official constitutional duty to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed" in this case to investigate alleged but unproven election fraud.
Because of that, he argues, he s protected from criminal liability. He points as well to his being acquitted i
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