Newshour, US Supreme Court to decide if presidents can be immune from prosecution
by WNYC
WNYC— At a hearing in Washington DC, Donald Trump's lawyers have been arguing that he cannot be tried for his alleged crimes, which include conspiring to overturn the 2020 US presidential election. We ask lawyer Amy Howe what this all means for him and his political future.Also in the programme: a new transitional council is sworn in to lead Haiti amid continuing violence and chaos; and the so-called 'Pushkin plot' to steal rare books from libraries across Europe and replace them with fakes.(Photo: US...
BBC News—US Supreme Court divided on whether Trump can be prosecuted. The justices discussed immunity, coups, pardons, Operation Mongoose - and the future of democracy.
Japan Today—Supreme Court to decide whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments this week with profound legal and political consequences: whether former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a federal case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election. In addition to establishing a potentially historic ruling about the scope
Breitbart—Supreme Court Poised to Agree with Trump: Former Presidents Are Immune from Some Prosecutions. A majority of Supreme Court justices sympathized with Donald Trump's attorneys' arguments that a president does enjoy some level of immunity that endures past the term of office.