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Up First briefing: Judges skeptical of Trump immunity claim; Austin cancer surgery

Judges push back on lawyers who say Trump should be immune from prosecution for Jan. 6 charges. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for complications from a prostate cancer procedure.
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before three U.S. Court of Appeals judges in Washington to make the case that he is on charges related to the Jan. 6 insurrection. Trump's lawyers argued his official acts as a president shouldn't be prosecuted unless he is impeached

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