The argument from Mr. Trump's lawyers hinged on the idea that a president who is not convicted
for impeachment by Congress cannot be subject to criminal proceedings.
Mr. Trump, they noted, was impeached by the House of Representatives, but never convicted
by the Senate in Tuesday's ruling.
The judges wrote that interpretation still would leave a president free to commit all
manner of crimes with impunity, so long as he is not impeached and convicted.
His lawyers have argued that he should not face criminal charges because he was a sitting
president at the time.
The Republican frontrunner for president in November's election was charged last year
over his alleged efforts to overturn his 2020 laws to Democrat Joe Biden.
The argument from Mr. Trump's lawyers hinged on the idea that a president who is not convicted
for impeachment by Congress cannot be subject to criminal proceedings.
Mr. Trump, they noted, was impeached by the House of Representatives, but never convicted
by the Senate in Tuesday's ruling.
The judges wrote that interpretation still would leave a president free to commit all
manner of crimes with impunity, so long as he is not impeached and convicted.
His lawyers have argued that he should not face criminal charges because he was a sitting
president at the time.
The Republican frontrunner for president in November's election was charged last year
over his alleged efforts to overturn his 2020 laws to Democrat Joe Biden.
The case could...