Court rejects Trump's claim of immunity

A US federal appeals panel ruled on Tuesday that former president Donald Trump can face trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election, rejecting his claims that he is immune from prosecution.

Tuesday's ruling had been expected because of the skepticism expressed by the three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals in Washington when Trump's lawyers first argued their case before the panel last month.

They claimed any act by a president cannot be prosecuted unless the president is first impeached by the House of Representatives and convicted in the Senate.