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Corruption have emerged. new court filings by a trump co-defendant indicate that her lover coordinated with the white house before she filed charges. he is also her, get this special prosecutor in the case. talk about a cozy side hustle. now, "the atlanta journal constitution" described the situation this way: the bombshell public filing alleged that special prosecutor nathan wade, a private attorney paid for lavish vacations he took with willis using the fulton county funds that his law firm re...

Justice john roberts writing, quote, we cannot conclude that absolute immunity is necessary or appropriate. that was in response to a decision about a state subpoena for the very financial records that form the background of the new york fraud case, that here in new york, is threatening trumps entire real estate empire. so far, all of those cases have been civil. its an important distinction here. the question of criminal prosecution of a former president has never been tested. it is not hyperbo...

Important distinction here. the question of criminal prosecution of a former president has never been tested. it is not hyperbole to say the fight over humidity could be the most important part of the election interference case. it can determine where and when it goes. when it comes to trumps claim the january six was just him quote doing his duties as president, the chief judge of the same court that is going of the appeals that will hear that appeal tomorrow just two weeks ago wrote this, when...

>> harris: we begin with a fox news alert. a critical day for donald trump inside washington, d.c. courtroom. some of his rivals are on the ground in iowa. the former president is appealing for the all-important immunity in his federal election case. oral arguments just wrapping up in that moments ago. im harris faulkner and you are in "the faulkner focus." the former president arrived to the court earlier today. a three-judge panel heard arguments in connection with special counsel jack smiths ...

Former presidents watch mistakes. and he said that presidents must have immunity in order to do their jobs. he said if you would offer it to one president, wouldnt you in fact offer it to the next president? meaning it was offered to obama, wouldnt it be given also to donald trump? so those were direct words from the former president after a morning in court deciding immunity in the election interference case, the indictment there brought by special counsel jack smith. now all of this could then...

Future. >> what kind of world are we living in if as i understood my friend on the other side to say here a president orders his seal team assassinate a political rival and resigns, for example, before an impeachment? not a criminal act. >> now the judges could rule quickly on this one. it would likely lead to an appeal to the supreme court. trumps election interference case is scheduled march 4th but this has to be cleared up likely delaying the start date. >> harris: the thirst that jack smith...

A three-judge federal appeals court panel questions former President Donald Trump's claim to presidential immunity from prosecution.

Oral arguments before a three-judge panel that the former president is protected from federal charges that he illegally tried to overturn the 2020 election. judge tanya chutkan, who is the judge overseeing the election interference case, initially rejected the claim, but last month put a hold on the trial while the trump team moves forward with an appeal. last week trumps team said special counsel jack smith and federal prosecutors should be held in contempt because they continued working while ...

Talk about things in february, but february 8, thats when the supreme court is going to hear the argument -- or review the decision about the colorado supreme courts decision to say that donald trump isnt qualified. colorado and maine have made similar decisions but in both cases they say the decisions are staid in the supreme court chimes in. >> thats right. and the ballots in colorado will continue to exist that way unless and until the court says differently. colorado has its primary on march...

Meantime tonight, former president trump has filed new motions to try to dismiss georgias election interference case against him, claiming presidential immunity. trump and 18 others are accused of a criminal enterprise to overturn the 2020 election in that state. he claims he was acting in his role as president and is immune from prosecution. hes made the same claim in his federal election subversion case. an appeals court hearing arguments in the federal case tomorrow and trump says hell be the...