Judges worry about scope and impact of Trump’s immunity argument

Anderson Cooper 360

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🗓️ 10 January 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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A federal appeals court panel raised skepticism and sharply questioned the former president’s lawyer over the argument that he is immune from prosecution and his federal election subversion indictment should be dismissed. Special counsel Jack Smith’s team has argued that a president is not above the law while Trump’s attorneys said that prosecuting him would “open a Pandora’s box” of indicting other former presidents for actions they took while in office. Former federal prosecutor Elie Honig tells Anderson Cooper how quickly the judges could come to a decision and what happens after. Plus, Republican candidates are racing to make their final pitches to voters in Iowa with less than a week until the state's pivotal caucuses. Then just eight days later will be the New Hampshire primary. CNN Chief National Correspondent John King joins AC360 from Washington, DC with the new CNN polling from New Hampshire and where the race stands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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