Good evening. I'm on the Navas and I'm Jeff Bennett on the news hour tonight. The

US Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments on whether former president Donald Trump is immune from

prosecution in the 2020 election interference case. A Senate shakeup

Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell announces he's stepping down from leadership after 17 years at the

helm and the results of Michigan's presidential primary and the warning signs

they contain for the leading candidates of both parties. Welcome to the news hour. The Supreme Court says it will now hear arguments

over whether Donald Trump is immune immune from prosecution for his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

The justices have set oral arguments for the week of April 22nd.

Mr. Trump's pending trial in a federal court in Washington will stay on hold

until then.

William Bringham has been following all of the Trump legal cases and joins us now.

So William, what did the justices say and how might it affect the potential

scheduling of Mr. Trump's January 6th case? Well the justices as you both just

reported said that they will take up this question which has been sort of simmering in the background of the whole January 6th election interference case and it is whether or not

Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for any of his activities leading up to that

election.

This is a clear victory for Donald Trump and a clear blow to Jack Smith, a special counsel

in this case.

Donald Trump, as we have reported, had wanted to dismiss that case

and or delay it as long as possible. And the Supreme Court taking this up does exactly that.

This decision by the Court is something of a surprise simply because

the bipartisan rigor with which the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Trump's immunity appeal and that's what kicked this up

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