The Trump Trials: The art of the appeal

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48% : Email us at perry.stein@washpost.com and devlin.barrett@washpost.com.Onward . . .- - -What's aheadOn Tuesday, oral arguments are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. at the D.C. federal appeals court to determine if presidential immunity or double jeopardy should bar federal prosecutors from charging Trump for his actions around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
47% : If the justices rule that Trump should be allowed on the primary ballot, then he would also be on the general election ballot.- - -Josh Dawsey contributed to this report.
44% : Now Trump is appealing her ruling.
41% : The Supreme Court said Friday that it would decide whether Trump should be allowed on the Colorado ballot - a hugely consequential question that will shape the presidential election.
39% : The Colorado and Maine decisions to bar Trump from the ballot only mention the primary election.
38% : This week we'll be reporting from the U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. as a panel of judges hears arguments on a key question in one of the federal cases: Does presidential immunity shield Trump from being prosecuted for actions that occurred while he was in office?
37% : Trump himself is expected to attend the hearing, according to a person close to the former president, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.
33% : Planned trial date: May 20What happened: Prosecutors asked the judge to order Trump to reveal whether he plans to use an "advice of counsel" defense - claiming Trump should be found not guilty because he was truthful with his own lawyers and made a good-faith effort to follow their advice about what conduct was legal.
31% : The special counsel said Trump is not compelled to respond to anything while the case is frozen.Which leads us to . . .- - -Nerd word of the week:Contempt - A judge who decides a party in a case has failed to follow a court order can find them in contempt.
29% : And if the justices take up the question and agree with Trump, the entire case against him could be dismissed.
28% : Trump has argued that the case against him should be tossed because he was acting as president and cannot be prosecuted for actions taken in the course of his official duties, and that his 2021 impeachment acquittal by the Senate precludes criminal charges now.
28% : Authorities in Colorado and Maine have ruled that Trump cannot be on the primary ballot due to a provision of the 14th Amendment barring people from serving in office if they have previously been an officer of the U.S. government who "engaged in insurrection or rebellion.
28% : Trump has said he should not have to reveal yet if he plans to use that defense.---4.
26% : Still, special counsel Jack Smith recently filed a motion asking the judge to prohibit Trump from introducing at trial any irrelevant and unreasonable evidence that might mislead or confuse the jury.
26% : Federal classified documents caseThe details: Trump faces 40 federal charges over accusations that he kept top-secret government documents at Mar-a-Lago - his home and private club - and thwarted government demands to return them.
25% : Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, who is overseeing the case, ruled against Trump.
24% : Georgia: State case on 2020 electionThe details: Trump faces 13 state charges for allegedly trying to undo the election results in that state.
22% : Four of the 18 people charged alongside Trump have pleaded guilty.
22% : Would Trump also be removed from the general election ballot if he becomes the Republican nominee?
20% : Both found Trump is ineligible to serve as president under a clause of the Constitution barring insurrectionists from holding office.
17% : They asked Chutkan to hold Smith and his prosecutors in contempt of court and order them to pay the legal fees that Trump has incurred while the case is frozen.Smith struck back late Friday evening, calling Trump's claims "baseless."

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