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Trump's claim of presidential immunity denied by appeals court

A federal appeals court denied Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity, rejecting the argument that a president should be immune from federal criminal prosecution. The court's ruling emphasized that there is no credible way to invent an immunity from criminal prosecution for a president based on the text and original understanding of the Constitution. It pointed out that even sitting presidents have been subject to subpoena in criminal investigations, demonstrating that the interests of the presidency and the president must give way to the demands of the criminal justice system. The court also distinguished between the president's discretionary actions, which cannot be reviewed by the courts, and ministerial actions dictated by Congress, which the court argued should not grant immunity from prosecution.