Trump's defense from his 2021 impeachment trial comes back to bite him in court as he argues for immunity

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

37% : "What about the two concessions made, in the first impeachment proceeding and then in Trump v. Vance, that impeachment should be stayed and wait until he's out of office when he would be subject to criminal liability?" asked Judge Karen Henderson, a Republican appointee.
35% : But two of the judges noted that Trump had relied on the opposite argument years ago.
33% : The brief hearing will have massive implications for Trump, who's facing four criminal cases as he attempts to win the presidency again in 2024.
32% : Trump "was president at the time, and his position was that no former officeholder is immune, and in fact, the argument was there's no need to vote for impeachment because we have this backstop, which is criminal prosecution, and it seems that many senators relied on that when voting to acquit," Pan said.
31% : It's a rationale that many Republicans -- including then-Majority Leader Mitch McConnell -- used when voting to acquit Trump.
29% : Now, Trump is facing those courts in the criminal election-interference case brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith.
16% : When Donald Trump was impeached over the Capitol riot in 2021, his lawyers drilled down on one key argument: a former president should not be subject to impeachment proceedings, he should face the courts.
12% : Trump has claimed innocence in all four cases and alleged that they are part of a "witch hunt" orchestrated by President Joe Biden to target him.

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