Justices on the Supreme Court put a lawyer for Donald Trump on the spot with a series of piercing hypothetical questions Thursday to test his definition of the absolute immunity from prosecution he is claiming exists. These included whether his claims of immunity would extend to ordering a hit on a political rival, taking $1 million in exchange for an appointment, and even ordering the military to undertake a coup d'etat. The queries were meant to test Trump's broad claims of protection for acts taken as president, while is facing criminal indictment over his election overturn effort.
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