The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to review a case on Thursday that questions if former President Donald Trump can assert immunity from prosecution for actions carried out during his term in office. What Happened: This case is the first of its kind where the Supreme Court is examining an appeal from one of Trump’s four criminal indictments. Trump’s defense, which claims immunity from prosecution even post-presidency, has been rejected by two lower courts previously, reported The Hill. Three justices on the bench, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett, were nominated by Trump. …
