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hunt. it is thursday, december 21. 5:00 a.m. in new york. also 5:00 a.m. in washington, d.c. where donald trump is now urging the supreme court to reject a fast track review of his claim for presidential immunity after he tried to overturn the 2020 election. his legal team filed a motion wednesday and this is one week after special counsel jack smith requested that justices rule quickly on whether immunity would protect trump in prosecution so that his trial could begin on march 4. trump s legal strategy has always been to delay the proceedings as he campaigns again for the white house in 2024. meantime, president biden was asked about tuesday s unprecedented colorado supreme court ruling that trump is an insurrectionist and does not among in the state s primary ballot. is trufrmp an insurrectionis? i think it is self-evident. you saw it all. whether the 14th amendment apply, i ll let the court make that decision. but he certainly assumed an insurrection. no questio ....