Trump Tests Power With Supreme Court Even Before Swearing-In (1)

Donald Trump hasn’t even taken office, and he is already testing how far the US Supreme Court will yield to his demands as he starts his second term as president.

In a filing made public Wednesday, Trump asked the court to extend a blockbuster 2024 ruling that conferred broad criminal immunity on presidents for their official acts. Trump says his immunity is so far-reaching it precludes even a largely symbolic sentencing for his New York hush money conviction, a case centering on actions he took in his private capacity.

The Justices of the US Supreme Court in 2022.

Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

The clash, which will determine whether Trump is sentenced ...