Trump Faces Off With DOJ in Court on Immunity for Election Case

Donald Trump’s lawyers will spar with federal prosecutors Tuesday in a high-stakes court battle to determine if he is immune from charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election because he was president at the time.

The two sides are set to make oral arguments in Washington before a three-judge panel with the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit over whether Trump is shielded from prosecution for his actions, including actions taken before the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol as Congress certified that he lost.

Donald Trump during a rally in Clinton, Iowa, on Jan. 6, 2024.

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Trump, who is currently the frontrunner for the ...