The Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it is taking up the issue of whether former President Donald Trump can invoke presidential immunity to shield himself from federal prosecution.
A decision was made weeks after a U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit panel ruled against the immunity claim in the 2020 election case against Trump brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
The high court scheduled an oral argument for the week of April 22, 2024, which legal experts noted makes it unlikely a trial could be held before the 2024 election in which Trump is seeking another White House term.
Andrew Weissmann, a former federal prosecutor who worked in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia inquiry into Trump, said, “The SCOTUS stays DC case and expedites hearing the Trump appeal on immunity. But every day of delay operates as granting Trump de facto…
