<p>The US Supreme Court set out to answer a big constitutional question on Thursday: can a president be charged for potential crimes committed while in office? The FT’s Washington bureau chief, James Politi, and US legal and enforcement correspondent, Stefania Palma, join this week’s Swamp Notes to explain why the answer could determine the outcome of Donald Trump’s federal trials and the future of the American presidency.</p><br><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3UzjmhW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US Supreme Court debates limits of presidential immunity in Donald Trump appeal</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3UCayIo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donald Trump prepares his final pitch on presidential immunity</a></p><p><a href="https://ep.ft.com/newsletters/56a64b704f693a0300dfab7e/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter here</a></p><br><p>Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.&nbsp;</p><br><p>CREDIT: CNN</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/741282ac-1824-475d-9537-30bd039cd5da" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

FT News Briefing

Financial Times

Swamp Notes: The Supreme Court weighs presidential power

APR 27, 202412 MIN
FT News Briefing

Swamp Notes: The Supreme Court weighs presidential power

APR 27, 202412 MIN

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<p>The US Supreme Court set out to answer a big constitutional question on Thursday: can a president be charged for potential crimes committed while in office? The FT’s Washington bureau chief, James Politi, and US legal and enforcement correspondent, Stefania Palma, join this week’s Swamp Notes to explain why the answer could determine the outcome of Donald Trump’s federal trials and the future of the American presidency.</p><br><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3UzjmhW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US Supreme Court debates limits of presidential immunity in Donald Trump appeal</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3UCayIo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donald Trump prepares his final pitch on presidential immunity</a></p><p><a href="https://ep.ft.com/newsletters/56a64b704f693a0300dfab7e/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter here</a></p><br><p>Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.&nbsp;</p><br><p>CREDIT: CNN</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/741282ac-1824-475d-9537-30bd039cd5da" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>