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welcome to "inside politics." im manu roaju in for dana bash. is donald trump immune from actions he took in office. that crucial question now in the hands of three judges on the d.c. court of appeal. trump says he cannot be prosecuted for trying to overturn the election because they were, quote, official actions he took while president. moments ago, we heard from trump himself. >> i think its very unfair when an opponent, a political opponent, is prosecuted by the doj by bidens doj, s...

americans who are worried about these issues. >> it is important read. its a book that everyone needs to read as we talk about all the others. this is the thing that matters. >> its very yellow. >> josh green, congratulations on publication day, my friend. thank you for the book. that is our show for tonight. now it is time for the last word, with lawrence odonnell. good evening, my friend lawrence. good evening, alex. we have professor andrew weissmann we have professor laurence tribe...

liable for everything he did while he was in office. didnt get away with anything yet. we have a criminal justice system in this country. we have civil litigation. and former presidents are not immune from being accountable by either one. >> even mitch mcconnell knew back in 2021 that trump can face criminal charges. well, now, trumps lawyer is making the absurd argument that a president can commit all kinds of heinous crimes and remain immune from prosecution forever. unless hes impea...

happening now and breaking news, doctors for defense secretary lloyd austin revealing that he has prostate cancer we have details on his condition and the surgery complications behind this controversial hospitalization. following a critical test for donald trumps claims of presidential immunity from prosecution. three federal judges hearing trumps argument and appearing deeply skeptical of the theory at this hour and we are breaking down all of the courtroom drama and what comes next...

the appeals court hearing on donald trumps immunity hearing has wrapped up. the three-judge appellant panel facing this big question -- can the former president be held criminally responsible for actions that he took while in office to overturn the 2020 election loss. >> we heard a remarkable argument from trumps team who heard the argument that prosecuting a former president would open up a pandoras box as john sauer said that working in the capacity as alleged in the indictment by ja...

also tonight we now know why defense secretary lloyd austin has been in the hospital for the last week. president biden himself just learning today that the pentagon chief underwent surgery after being diagnosed with cancer. as we also learned that he was under anesthesia without his deputy being aware. also tonight on the 2024 campaign trail nikki haley now within single digits of donald trump in the first primary state. the question is does this make the case for narrowing the gop fi...

>> 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 ja...

under anesthesia without his deputy being under aware. also tonight on the 2024 campaign trail, nikki haley now a single digits of donald trump in the first primary state. the question is, does this make a case for narrowing the gop field? we will ask our political experts. im kaitlan collins and this is the source. ♪ ♪ ♪ with just six days to go before the first vote in the 2024 primary race, donald trump was in a courtroom in washington today, hoping to evade charges for attemp...

tonight on three 60, can the president get away with murder? that question in the chilling answer got a court today is the former president makes a case for presidential immunity and raises the specter of criminal impunity. also tonight, the grandmother who bought the election lie, does she still believe it going into her first night of a five year sentence? and later, meet the man who has found a airliners missing door plug in his own back yard. his find could help find experts find o...

along with analysts chuck rosenberg and lisa rubin. what can we expect based on arguments put forward in advance by both sides? >> reporter: to set the scene, because donald trump is here in person the security has really been ramped up. theres a much greater police presence. in terms of in the courtroom, this is a long shot for donald trump, this idea that a former president cant be prosecuted for any acts whited while serving in offense, its belied by the fact that gerald ford pardon...