After Sotomayor’s preface, she asked: “If the president decides that his rival is a corrupt person and he orders … someone to assassinate him, is that within his official acts for which he can get immunity?”

"If the president decides that his rival is a corrupt person and he orders the military or order someone to assassinate him, is that within his official acts that for which he can get immunity?"

Trumpov told reporters before the trial began that the case was a "scam," a "sham" and a political vendetta by James, and during a lunch break called the Democrat "a corrupt person, a terrible person. Driving people out of New York."

Trumpov told reporters outside the courtroom before the day's proceedings began that the case was a "scam," a "sham" and a political vendetta by James, calling the Democrat "a corrupt person, a terrible person. Driving people out of New York."

The Kremlin’s message is that “we are dealing with a thief, a corrupt person, a thief and an oligarch, who went too far and stole money from the budget,” Shumanov said: “This is a very clear explanation, and no one needs to be sacrificed except for Prigozhin.”