The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this Thursday. determine whether Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution and can avoid criminal trial about storming the Capitol after becoming president of the country.

The hearings, which have already begun, are taking place in parallel with the new day of Trump’s trial in New York in the case. falsification of financial statements buy the silence of a porn actress in the 2016 election campaign.

Trump is charged with four felonies in Washington federal court. his attempt to overturn the election he lost in 2020 to Joe Biden and incited the 2021 attack on the Capitol, but his defense has sought to throw out the trial, arguing the Republican has immunity for being president.

Both the trial judge and the D.C. Court of Appeals rejected the petition, so Trump took the case to the Supreme Court, which took it up in February.

Although not stated in the Constitution or laws, sitting U.S. presidents have historically enjoyed absolute immunity from litigation related to their functions to avoid violating the separation between the executive and judicial branches.

Republican lawyers argue that former presidents also have criminal immunity for actions committed during their terms, but The prosecution argues they are not above the law.

It is unknown when the Supreme Court will rule on Trump’s immunity, although it typically releases its decisions in June, before the summer recess.

Prosecutors are pushing for a quick decision so they can resume preparations for the trial in the Capitol attack, which was scheduled to begin March 4.

On the other hand, Trump’s strategy is to delay the trial until after the November election, given that if he returns to the White House, he could order the Justice Department to drop federal charges against him.

The decision by the high court, three of whose nine judges were nominated by Trump himself, will affect not only the upcoming trial in Washington, but also a trial in Florida for illegally obtaining classified documents and a trial in Georgia for trying to overturn that state’s election.

EFE