Arguing 'the president will cease to exist', Trump asks Supreme Court to halt ruling. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit of the District of Columbia in Washington, the capital of the United States, ruled that Trump did not have presidential immunity.

Trump has maintained that the president must have full legal immunity to carry out his duties "without fear of retaliation" The scheduled March 4 date for Trump's trial on four criminal charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith in federal court in D.C. has been postponed.