Dave Davies

What are we doing, right?

The Justice Department really kind of needed to explain itself.

The election interference case really went off the rails when the Trump team challenged the whole case by arguing that because Donald Trump was president when the alleged offenses occurred, he is immune from prosecution because he was pursuing his official duties.

The trial judge disagrees.

An appeal court disagrees.

But the Supreme Court kind of agrees, right?

They say that if he was executing actions in pursuit of his core functions – this is rough language – that he is immune from prosecution.

Now, this of course could be further litigated.

But essentially it means the end, right?

Why?

Why?

So Donald Trump, I mean, he didn't want to declare that the election was secure.

We need to take another break here.

Let me reintroduce you.

We are speaking with Carol Linning and Aaron Davis, two investigative reporters.

Their new book is Injustice, How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department.

We'll continue our conversation after this break.

This is Fresh Air.

You know, as I looked over the book and looked at kind of the fact that the election interference case against Donald Trump, you know, ultimately didn't get developed in time to come to trial.

The delay was critical.