The former president has raised several legal arguments that do not yet have clear answers. A constitutional scholar says they’re questions worth asking.
A protester walks past the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. District Court House in Washington, on August 1, 2023.
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Immunity deals may play a key role in the prosecution of former President Donald Trump.
Hunter Biden arrives at federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, to review a plea deal on misdemeanor tax charges.
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Plea deals are common in American criminal courts. But in the federal government’s tax case against Hunter Biden, the judge refused to sign off on a deal.
Former President Donald Trump sits during his arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 4, 2023.
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False business records – not hush money payments – are at the heart of New York’s prosecution of former President Donald Trump. But not all the alleged crimes have been revealed.
A supporter of former President Donald Trump protests the indictment announcement near Mar-a-Lago, Fla., on March 31, 2023.
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The Manhattan District Attorney will need to prove several different points in its prosecution of Trump. But securing an unbiased jury will also challenge the execution of this unprecedented case.
A Dec. 19, 2022 meeting of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, DC.
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The House Jan. 6 committee’s final report is the latest in a long series of congressional studies that have tried to answer hard questions about government failures and suggest ways to avoid them.