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Special Counsel Jack Smith's team should present an extreme &;quot;hypothetical&;quot; argument against absolute immunity for presidents accused of crimes by suggesting it could be used to target Supreme Court judges‚ a legal expert has said. Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance suggested that the government should argue that if Donald Trump cannot be prosecuted for alleged crimes committed in office‚ then what is to stop a sitting president from ordering the &;quot;assassination of...

The Supreme Court‚ in its last argument of the term‚ will consider on Thursday whether former President Donald J. Trump must face trial on charges that he plotted to subvert the 2020 election. The court’s answer to that question will be a major statement on the scope of presidential power. Depending on its timing and content‚ the decision will also help determine whether Mr. Trump’s trial will start before the election‚ in time to let both jurors and voters evaluate the evidence that Jack...

The Supreme Court will take up former President Donald Trump’s “absolute immunity” defense this week‚ and a favorable ruling could nullify many of the criminal charges against him. The case is groundbreaking. No other former president has been in Mr. Trump’s situation or asserted protection from prosecution for actions while in office. Mr. Trump has asked the justices to dismiss a federal indictment accusing him of a conspiracy to subvert the 2020 election. He faces another federal...