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Eric Tucker | Associated Press

Here’s what lawyers said at hearing on Trump immunity claim

Members of the Oath Keepers, shown on the East Front of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, were among those who attacked the Capitol that day. (Associated Press)

WASHINGTON — Appeals court judges signaled Tuesday that they will likely reject Donald Trump’s claims that he is immune from prosecution in his election interference case. The outcome seemed clear during arguments that touched on a range of political and legal considerations.

The Republican presidential primary front-runner made his first trip in months to Washington’s federal courthouse, where his lawyers sought to convince an appeals court to dismiss the case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The defense’s argument was met with outright skepticism by the three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

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