1. Trump at courthouse: "He did nothing wrong" and warning that the prosecution was a "threat to democracy."

2. "If it weren't me, that would be the end of this case. But sometimes they look at me differently than they look upon others and it's very bad for our country," Trump insisted that his acts were part of his presidential responsibilities in fighting election fraud, despite the lack of evidence Trump said

3. all-woman three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said nothing to suggest they would embrace Trump's immunity argument

4. Judge pan, Could a president, she asked, be prosecuted for selling pardons or military secrets, or by ordering the assassination of a political opponent?

5. "I understand your position to be that a president is immune from criminal prosecution for any official act that he takes as president even if that action is taken for an unlawful or unconstitutional purpose, is that correct?" Pan said.

6. Sauer responded that such a prosecution can only take place if the president is impeached and convicted by the Senate first.

7. Judge Karen Henderson, “I think it’s paradoxical to say that his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed allows him to violate criminal law,” she said. His pardon indicates “an assumption that you could be prosecuted,” Childs said.

8. Sour: argues instead that he has immunity under the Constitution’s principle of separation of powers because his actions questioning the election results and urging Congress to block certification of Biden’s victory constitute “official acts” while he was serving as president.

9. James Pearce: “Never before has there been allegations that a sitting president has with private individuals and using the levers of power sought to fundamentally subvert the Democratic Republic and the electoral system,”

10. If we're weighing Executive interests vs. Public interest like the integrity of an election, Trump position is Not fully aligned with the institutional interests of executive branch and in this balancing test, that weakens the executive power he's trying to exert

11. What about other article 2 interests, law enforcement

12. Sour: policy considerations, Republic shattering if allowed. That's the meaning of the founder's

13. Judge, when Washington was president, everything was strong, Senate, house Republic

14. Sour: founder's anticipated factions

15. If Reverse, please allow us to seek further review

16. Prosecutor Pierce: regarding interlocutory appeal Jurisdiction, the judge asked why aren't you agreeing with that brief? Pierce says, our interests r 2 fold, move promptly for public and defendant and get the law right not the right way to go, not the right analysis

17. If we had discretion Strong precedent and appeal is interlocutory

18. A legal process is not political, lawyers follow strict codes. Pushback, since Watergate, a former President is not above prosecution, nixon accepts pardons

19. Reflect were not gonna see a sea change, Unprecedented a sitting president attempted to Subvert election with private individuals, if it happens again it would be scary

20. No immunity should cover this of what Trump did

21. Chutkan, separation of powers, absolute immunity isn't an

22. What kind of world are we living in Sells pardons, or ordering a seal team to assassinate political rival and resigns, before impeachment... not a crime. This is a frightening future

23. Pan asked Pearce why he was not arguing that the appeals court cannot hear the appeal at this stage of the litigation because Trump does not have the right to make the request before trial, known as an “interlocutory” appeal. “Why aren’t you taking position that we should dismiss this appeal because it’s interlocutory? Doesn’t that advance your interests?” Pan said. Pearce said it would not be the "right analysis" even though it would benefit prosecutors in the short term