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Carrie Johnson

Federal appeals court rules Trump doesn't have broad immunity from prosecution

The ruling by the federal appeals court is a major setback for former President Donald Trump. (Chet Strange/Getty Images)

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has ruled that Donald Trump does not enjoy broad immunity from federal prosecution, a major legal setback for the former president, who said he will appeal.

They wrote that for the purposes of this criminal case, "former President Trump has become citizen Trump, with all of the defenses of any other criminal defendant."

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