Trump’s mounting legal woes | The Hill

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in a case with significant implications for Trump – who argues that, even as a former executive, he’s protected from prosecution for official actions he took while in office.   Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked a hot hypothetical: If a president ordered the assassination of his rival, would that be protected by presidential immunity?   
“That well could be an official act,” Trump attorney John Sauer responded. Read more live coverage of the high court arguments here.   
Today’s arguments mark the first time the…