LIVE UDPATES: Trump Set to Attend Appeals Hearing on Presidential Immunity Claims

Trump attorney Mr. Sauer argued that charging a president for his official conduct opens a “pandora’s box” for which this nation “may never recover.”

Judge Florence Pan asked whether a president could sell government secrets and avoid prosecution. She also asks whether a president can order SEAL Team Six to assassinate a political rival.

Mr. Sauer contended that a president should be impeached and convicted by Congress. The founders, he said, were worried about the abuse of the criminal process for political purposes. “That’s exactly what we see in this case,” he adds.

Mr. Sauer clarified that a president could be subject to criminal prosecution after impeachment and conviction by the Senate.

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