Overview

• Unidentified journalists were caught on a hot mic joking about the assassination of former President Donald Trump while waiting to cover his arrival at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington, D.C.
• The journalists were discussing the difficulty of getting a good view of Trump from their vantage point, and the conversation turned to 'gallows humor' with references to assassinated President John F. Kennedy and a convertible vehicle.
• Trump was at the courthouse for his argument to an appeals court that he can’t be prosecuted for charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol incursion because he had presidential immunity.
• The identities of the journalists who made the remarks are still unknown.
• The incident has sparked outrage on social media, with some calling for the journalists to be identified and punished.