Trump's immunity from prosecution rejected by appeals court

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit unanimously ruled that former President Donald Trump does not enjoy broad immunity from federal prosecution. They emphasized that for the purposes of a criminal case, Trump is considered a citizen and defendant, not a president. The panel soundly rejected Trump's arguments that he had absolute immunity for acts committed while in office. They also noted that impeachment is not equivalent to criminal prosecution and that many Republican senators who voted against convicting Trump in the impeachment trial later expressed that he should face justice in a criminal court.