Today we're sharing an episode of NPR's podcast
Trump's Trials, hosted
Scott Detrow with regular analysis from
Domenico Montanaro. They are joined by former Deputy Assistant Attorney General
Harry Litman.
This week's focus: the January 6th federal election interference case. Prosecutor, Special Counsel Jack Smith, made an unusual move, and sidestepped the appeals court and went straight to the Supreme Court to answer a fundamental question at the heart of the case:. Can presidents be criminally prosecuted for crimes they are allegedly committed while in office?
Topics include:
- Presidential immunity
- Does presidential immunity apply to Trump's actions on January 6th
- Predictions on how the Supreme Court may respond
- New case timeline
- An update on the New York Civil Fraud trial
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