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REUTERS
Friday, Apr 26, 2024

WASHINGTON: Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Thursday to the argument that presidents have some immunity against criminal charges for certain actions taken in office as it heard arguments over Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from prosecution for trying to undo his 2020 election loss.

Some of the questions probed hypothetical examples of selling nuclear secrets, ordering a coup.