LIVE UDPATES: Trump Attends Appeals Hearing on Presidential Immunity Claims

Attorney James Pearce argued that the president has a unique constitutional law but is not above the law. The president didn’t enjoy immunity after leaving office, he said.

"Separation of powers principles, constitutional text, history precedent and other immunity doctrines all points to the conclusion that a former President enjoys no immunity from criminal prosecution," Mr. Pearce argued.

"At a minimum, this case in which the defendant is alleged to have conspired to overturn the results of a presidential election is not the place to recognise some novel form of criminal immunity."

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