The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to consider an emergency petition by former President Donald Trump to weigh his claim that he is immune from prosecution and to delay criminal proceedings in his election subversion case while the justices weigh the dispute.
Trump contends former presidents should have immunity from charges over actions they took in office and has said that Congress must secure a conviction during the impeachment process in order for any former president to face criminal charges for the same underlying conduct in a court of law. So far, two lower federal courts have disagreed with that legal argument.
