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So the Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether former president Trump is immune from prosecution on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election. As a result, the case will not be tried before the November election and proceedings in the trial court remain frozen while they consider the matter.

The court’s brief order said the court will decide this question: “Whether and if so to what extent does a former president enjoy presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office.”

How they determined that summoning a mob to the Capitol and sending them to stop the transfer of power might be an "official act of the presidency" is a real head scratcher but here we are.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/us/supreme-cour...

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