Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Claim of Absolute Immunity MSN – Alan Feuer and Charlie Savage (New York Times) | Published: 2/6/2024 A federal appeals court rejected former President Donald Trump’s claim that he was immune to charges of plotting to subvert the results of the 2020 election, ruling he must go to trial on a criminal indictment accusing him of seeking to overturn his loss to President Biden. [read post]