The Supreme Court will hear arguments in April on the extent of a former president's immunity from criminal prosecution concerning alleged official acts as it relates to Trump's bid to quash his election interference indictment. Former President Donald Trump claims his efforts to overturn the 2020 election are immune from prosecution as part of his presidential duties, while Special Counsel Jack Smith argues there is no precedent for such broad immunity. Legal experts are analyzing the precise wording of the Supreme Court's order, which may reflect a compromise among the justices.
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00:02 The Supreme Court will hear arguments in April on the extensive of former president's immunity
00:06 from criminal prosecution concerning alleged or official acts as it relates to Trump's
00:10 bid to quash his election interference indictment.
00:13 Former President Donald Trump claims his efforts to overturn the 2020 election are immune from
00:17 prosecution as a part of his presidential duties, while Special Counsel Jack Smith argues
00:21 there's no precedent for such broad immunity.
00:23 Legal experts are analyzing the precise wording of the Supreme Court's order, which may reflect
00:27 a compromise among the justices.
00:29 The decision could potentially protect certain core presidential functions like military
00:33 actions or issuing pardons while rejecting Trump's broad immunity claims.
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