Supreme Court could give Trump some immu­ni­ty, experts say

The Supreme Court on Thurs­day will con­sid­er whether for­mer Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump enjoys any immu­ni­ty against the fed­er­al charges he faces, a high-stakes dis­pute for its final case of the term.
Spe­cial coun­sel Jack Smith, who was appoint­ed by the Biden administration’s Depart­ment of Jus­tice under the lead­er­ship of Attor­ney Gen­er­al Mer­rick Gar­land, alleged that Trump sought to sub­vert the 2020 elec­tion results due to his actions sur­round­ing the Jan. 6 riot. Trump has denied wrong­do­ing and con­tends that for­mer pres­i­dents enjoy broad immu­ni­ty from crim­i­nal charges, argu­ing a find­ing to the con­trary would “inca­pac­i­tate every future Pres­i­dent,” accord­ing to his attor­neys.

Spe­cial Coun­sel Jack Smith and for­mer Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump. (AP Photos/J. Scott Applewhite/Justin Lane)

Legal experts in recent weeks have not­ed that a vic­to­ry for the for­mer pres­i­dent in Trump v. Unit­ed States doesn’t require the Supreme Court to s …