Will Trump's "presidential immunity" defense work?

It comes down to whether committing crimes is within the scope of Article II of the Constitution

Sep 1, 2023

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Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers have flagged an important possible defense to his four criminal indictments: presidential immunity. The theory is that Trump is immune from all criminal liability for his actions taken while he was still president.

I talked about it on ABC News.

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