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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.

The Supreme Court agrees to take up Donald Trump's appeal that he is immune from prosecution

for acts committed within his official duties.

What does this mean for the chances of a trial on the January 6th

Capitol riot charges before the election?

Plus, Mitch McConnell announces that he'll resign

as Republican leader of the Senate.

At the end of this Congress will talk about his legacy as Senate leader.

Welcome.

I'm Paul Geego with the Wall Street Journal opinion pages, and I'm here with Bill McGurn and Kim Strassa.

Let's start with the Supreme Court decision to take up the case, a terse announcement,

saying that the question that it will consider is whether and if so to what extent does a former president enjoy presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office.

Very consequential decision.

Of course, the Supreme Court in 1982 case called Nixon v Fitzgerald said the president has

absolute immunity from lawsuits for acts committed as president while pursuing official duties, but that was a civil case.

The question now the court will consider is does that immunity also apply to criminal cases?

And then as part of this are those acts he's accused of committed within the outer

perimeter of his official duties as president?

This is hugely important, not just for Trump and his trials, although it certainly is that, but also hugely important for the presidency going forward because it could affect future presidents who might be charged with crimes by prosecutors who want to take action against a

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