The court agreed to expedite the case and hear arguments the week of April 22.
Devin Dwyer and Alexandra HutzlerThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear Donald Trump's appeal of a unanimous lower court decision rejecting his claims of sweeping presidential immunity in the face of a special counsel case against him for alleged election interference in 2020.
Trump's immunity claim presents novel legal questions for the judicial system, as he is the first president to ever face criminal charges. "For the purpose of this criminal case, former President Trump has become citizen Trump, with all of the defenses of any other criminal defendant," the judges wrote. "Former President Trump lacked any lawful discretionary authority to defy federal criminal law and he is answerable in court for his conduct."
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