Earlier this year, a panel of judges on that court rejected the former president’s arguments, setting up his appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court will likely send former President Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case back to the lower courts for further review, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on April 28.
The nation’s highest court last week heard arguments made by President Trump’s lawyers and special counsel Jack Smith’s team regarding whether the 45th president should be declared immune from prosecution in connection to Mr. Smith’s election case. President Trump has argued that he should enjoy absolute immunity from prosecution, while the special counsel has argued otherwise.
Some conservative-leaning justices appeared to lean toward agreeing with at least some of President Trump’s arguments, while others, including Chief Justice John Roberts, suggested that the case be sent back to an appeals court in Washington. Earlier this year, a panel of judges on that court rejected the former president’s arguments, setting up his appeal to the Supreme Court.
Mr. Graham, who is also a lawyer, said on April 28 on CNN’s “State of the Union” that he believes the high court is going to “find that presidential immunity exists for President Trump, like