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US appeals court judges appear sceptical of Trump immunity claim

No former US leader before ex-President Donald Trump has ever been indicted [Susan Walsh/AP Photo]

A panel of US appeals court judges appeared deeply sceptical of Donald Trump’s claim that as a former president he should be immune from prosecution on charges that he conspired to overturn the 2020 United States election.

The 77-year-old Trump attended the appeals court hearing held under tight security in a federal courthouse on Tuesday just blocks away from the US Capitol stormed by his supporters on January 6, 2021.

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