Will Supreme Court make Trump immune from Jan. 6 prosecution?
by The Voice
The Voice— The Supreme Court on Thursday heard Trump’s claim that he is entirely immune from prosecution for all of his “official acts” during his time in the White House.
ABC News—Trump has good day arguing immunity at Supreme Court, but that doesn't nix Jan. 6 prosecution: ANALYSIS. At Trump's Supreme Court immunity hearing, a majority of justices clearly didn’t buy the full sweep of his assertion of executive power -- but that may not matter much
MSNBC—After Supreme Court immunity hearing, don't bank on a Trump Jan. 6 trial before the election. Even before Thursday’s immunity hearing, the Supreme Court had already given Donald Trump a win of sorts. The court had decided to hear the appeal when it didn’t have to and then scheduled the hearing on the very last argument day of the term. So a question heading into the argument was whether there’d be any indication of the justices coalescing around a unanimous theory that might lend itself to a speedy ruling, such that a pre-election trial might be possible. But after the lengthy hearing,...
Los Angeles Times—Litman: Will Trump be tried for Jan. 6? After Supreme Court arguments, it's more uncertain than ever. For those rightly concerned about the timing of Donald Trump's federal Jan. 6 trial, Thursday's oral arguments before the Supreme Court gave plenty of reasons for worry. Moreover, the court’s conservative majority seemed inclined to define presidential immunity from prosecution in a way that could undermine some of the charges in special counsel Jack Smith's indictment. Much of the court’s questioning went well beyond the immediate issue of Trump’s immunity for the criminal acts alleged. The...