Appeals court denies Trump’s immunity claims in election interference case

Court rejects Trump's claim he can't be criminally prosecuted in case because it involved actions he took while president

A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected Donald Trump's claim that he is immune from criminal prosecution on charges that he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results because it involved actions he took while president, declining to endorse such an expansive interpretation of executive power.

The decision by a three-judge panel at the US court of appeals for the DC circuit took particular issue with Trump's position that he could only be prosecuted if he had been convicted in a Senate impeachment trial first.