Supreme Court declines to weigh in on Trump immunity claim
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🗓️ 23 December 2023
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The Supreme Court has declined to weigh in on Donald Trump's immunity claim - for now.
Two paramedics have been found guilty in Elijah McClain's 2019 death.
USA TODAY Congress and Campaigns Reporter Riley Beggin breaks down the fight to again avoid a government shutdown.
President Joe Biden pardons marijuana use nationwide.
USA TODAY National Correspondent Trevor Hughes looks at a Biden administration initiative to preserve old-growth forests.
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| 0:08.0 | Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson and today is Saturday, December 23rd, |
| 0:17.0 | 2023. This is the excerpt. Today the Supreme Court declines to weigh in for now on the Trump immunity claim. |
| 0:27.0 | Plus paramedics have been found guilty in the death of Elijah McClain and we have the latest around the fight to avoid a potential government |
| 0:34.8 | shutdown next year. |
| 0:38.0 | The Supreme Court yesterday sidestepped the question of whether former President Donald |
| 0:42.3 | Trump may claim immunity from criminal |
| 0:44.3 | charges tied to his alleged interference in the 2020 election. |
| 0:48.7 | The decision was a win for Trump in the immediate sense. |
| 0:51.6 | He had opposed the effort by Special Counsel Jack Smith |
| 0:54.3 | to have the Supreme Court decide the question of Trump's immunity. |
| 0:58.0 | But the same case will likely return |
| 0:59.8 | to the Supreme Court in the coming months. |
| 1:02.0 | For now, the issue will first be decided by a federal appeals court in Washington. |
| 1:07.0 | Smith wants a trial as soon as possible and Trump would presumably want to delay one until after the election. |
| 1:13.0 | At that point, a possible President Trump in 2025 |
| 1:16.6 | could more easily fight his legal troubles |
| 1:18.8 | by directing the Justice Department to dismiss the cases. |
| 1:25.0 | Two paramedics were convicted yesterday in the 2019 death of |
| 1:29.6 | Elijah McClain. |
| 1:31.0 | He died after being stopped by Aurora, Colorado police and injected with |
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