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The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared likely to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference, but several justices signaled reservations about the charges that could cause a lengthy delay, possibly beyond November’s election.

Most of the justices seem skeptical of granting Donald Trump complete immunity from criminal prosecution for "official acts."

The idea was put forward by the former president’s lawyers earlier this week

When one judge asked a Trump’s attorney if a president who ordered the assassination of a political rival could be charged, the attorney appeared to equivocate, saying the president would first have to have been impeached and convicted by the Senate in order to be prosecuted.

“I think it’s paradoxical to say that his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed allows him to violate criminal law,” said Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson, an appointee of former President George H.W. Bush.

As one appeals court judge pointed out, Trump's defense could literally let a president get away with murder.

The late show host joked that if what, based on Mr Trump’s attorney’s claims, the former president better look out for ‘bazooka Joe Biden’

Legal woes that would have buried a candidate have become a feature of Trump’s 2024 run as other candidates hit campaign trail in Iowa

Mr Trump’s lawyer made the chilling argument before a three-judge panel of the US Court Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday