Political Roundup: Supreme Court considers presidential immunity


by Houston Public Media

Houston Public Media— The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday regarding whether former Pres. Donald Trump should be immune from criminal prosecution related to efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. We discuss those and other developments in politics in our weekly roundup,

MYHIGHPLAINS—Supreme Court hears arguments on presidential immunity. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case.

KSNT News—Supreme Court hears arguments on presidential immunity. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case.

Drudge Report—At US Supreme Court, clashing views presented on presidential immunity. During arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity from prosecution, two starkly different views of the consequences were on display on Thursday. Trump's lawyer, D. John Sauer, painted a dire picture of presidents facing "de facto blackmail and extortion by his political rivals while he is still in office" because of the threat of future prosecution without the immunity the former president is seeking. Michael Dreeben, arguing on behalf of Special...