Day in court. Jenna. Cristian and heather, this is a case that goes to the fundamental core of how we define president ial power and also whether protections, while someone is in office extends after they leave office. We will hear argument this morning in case 23 939 trump versus United States. Mr. Donald trumps attorney d john sauer began the hearing with his Opening Statements without president ial immunity from criminal prosecution, there can be no presidency as we know it. For 234 years of american history, no president was ever prosecuted for his official acts. Sauer claimed Donald Trumps actions were official when trump tried to switch the 2020 Election Results to his favor. Trumps attorney argued that a former president should qualify for immunity from prosecution for official acts while in office, but the governments attorney, michael dreeben, said such president ial immunity has no foundation in the constitution or the Supreme Courts history. This court has never recognized a
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