Trump's Immunity Claim Faces Skepticism in Federal Appeals Court

Judges Question Whether Presidential Immunity Extends to Criminal Acts, Trump Warns of 'Bedlam' if Prosecuted

Former President Donald Trump's lawyer, John Sauer, argued in a federal appeals court that Trump should be immune from criminal prosecution for his actions in the run-up to the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Judge Florence Pan, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, questioned Sauer on whether a President could order an assassination of a political rival and be immune from prosecution, to which Sauer responded that such a President would need to be impeached and convicted first.
Judge Karen Henderson expressed skepticism about Trump's claim of absolute immunity, stating it was paradoxical to say that his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed allows him to violate federal laws.
Trump warned of 'bedlam in the country' if the charges harm his candidacy, stating that as a president, you have to have immunity.
The three-judge federal appeals court panel appears to be leaning towards rejecting Trump's immunity claim, with the only outstanding question being the reasoning they will use to do so.