Supreme Court to hear Trump presidential immunity case
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown
CNN
3.2 • 865 Ratings
🗓️ 29 February 2024
⏱️ 45 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Happening now breaking news. The United States Supreme Court says it will |
| 0:07.2 | hear Donald Trump's claims of presidential immunity. It's a major decision that's certain to further delay his federal election |
| 0:15.6 | subversion trial. Tonight we're breaking down the massive impact of the |
| 0:20.3 | High Court's announcement. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. |
| 0:26.0 | I'm Wolf Blitzer, you're in the situation room. This is CNN breaking news. |
| 0:35.0 | Let's get straight to the breaking news. |
| 0:38.0 | Let's get straight to the breaking news. |
| 0:40.0 | A pivotal moment in the Special Counsel's election |
| 0:43.1 | subversion case against Donald Trump. |
| 0:45.4 | The US Supreme Court announcing it will hear arguments |
| 0:49.0 | on Trump's claims of immunity. |
| 0:51.2 | CNN's team of journalists is covering this truly historic. of Paula. How is the Supreme Court taking this up? |
| 1:04.0 | Well, tonight, Wolf, it is unclear if former President Trump will face federal prosecution |
| 1:11.6 | before the November election. |
| 1:14.3 | Because tonight the Supreme Court announced that it will hear all arguments in late |
| 1:18.6 | April on Trump's appeal where he argues that he has presidential immunity that should shield him |
| 1:23.7 | from the federal election subversion case. Now this is the second time that the |
| 1:28.1 | Supreme Court has rejected pleas from Special Counsel Jack Smith to step in and resolve this issue quickly so that he could move on with his case. |
| 1:37.0 | Months ago, Jack Smith asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on this issue |
| 1:45.0 | the issue of immunity not to let it go through the appeals process and drag out. |
| 1:46.0 | The issue went to the Court of Appeals, |
| 1:47.0 | issued a skating and unanimous opinion |
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