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Nina Totenberg

Trump's immunity arguments and the experiences of the justices who might support it

The conservative justices of the U.S. Supreme Court (Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images)

In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's nearly three-hour oral argument Thursday, it seems apparent that at minimum, there will be no Trump trial on charges of obstructing the 2020 election until after the election this November.

Perhaps it's Trump Derangement Syndrome that led lots of legal eagles, from liberal to conservative, to believe that former President Donald Trump's claim of immunity from criminal prosecution was preposterous. But it's more likely that court observers didn't properly account for the personal experiences of the conservative justices.

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