TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump speaks to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. - Thousands of Trump supporters, fueled by his spurious claims of voter fraud, are flooding the nation's capital protesting the expected certification of Joe Biden's White House victory by the US Congress. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Critics call it 'absurd,' but here's why Justices are looking at Trump's immunity claim

CNN's Senior Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic explains why the Supreme Court is seriously considering former President Donald Trump’s argument of “total immunity” in the Department of Justice’s federal election case.  

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TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump speaks to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. - Thousands of Trump supporters, fueled by his spurious claims of voter fraud, are flooding the nation's capital protesting the expected certification of Joe Biden's White House victory by the US Congress. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Federal judge quashes Justice Department subpoenas of Fed Chair Jerome Powell
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Federal judge quashes Justice Department subpoenas of Fed Chair Jerome Powell
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Trump on Iran: We got to finish the job
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Trump said he'd endorse a Republican in the Texas Senate race six days ago. What's the holdup?
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Republican Rep. Michael McCaul: US boots on the ground in Iran 'pretty much ruled out'
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