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Trump urges Supreme Court to decline to fast-track immunity dispute
Special counsel Jack Smith has asked the Supreme Court to quickly decide whether former President Donald Trump is immune from federal prosecution.
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Robert Legare is a CBS News multiplatform reporter and producer covering the Justice Department, federal courts and investigations. He has covered Justice Department policies and law enforcement initiatives, several special counsel investigations and the sprawling probe into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. After graduating from the College of the Holy Cross, he worked as an associate producer for the "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell."
Special counsel Jack Smith has asked the Supreme Court to quickly decide whether former President Donald Trump is immune from federal prosecution.
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