A federal appeals court in Washington sounded unlikely Tuesday to side with former President Donald Trump’s push to jettison federal charges tied to his effort to overturn the 2020 election.
All three judges on the panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sharply questioned Trump’s effort to dismiss the case based on an argument that presidents are immune from prosecution for actions they took as president.
The panel is expected to rule soon on the issue, a decision that appears likely to be appealed to the Supreme Court next. How the court process plays out could determine whether Trump faces trial during the 2024 election season on federal charges that he sought to reverse the 2020 presidential election results.
