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<p class="story-meta__authors">By <span class="vcard"><a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/kyle-cheney" target="_top">Kyle Cheney</a></span> and <span class="vcard"><a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/joshgerstein" target="_top">Josh Gerstein</a></span></p><p class="story-meta__timestamp">
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<p class="story-text__paragraph ">Former president Donald Trump — and indeed any other former president — may be prosecuted for alleged crimes they committed while in office, a federal appeals court panel ruled Friday.</p>
<p class="story-text__paragraph ">The unanimous 57-page decision from a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals is a major win for special counsel Jack Smith — but is likely to trigger another appeal from Trump, perhaps to the Supreme Court.</p>
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The unanimous 57-page decision is a major win for special counsel Jack Smith.{ai:summary}<p>Former president Donald Trump and other former presidents can be prosecuted for crimes committed while in office, according to a federal appeals court ruling. This decision, a victory for special counsel Jack Smith, is expected to be appealed, possibly to the Supreme Court. #politics</p>

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