Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution in his election interference case in Washington, a federal judge ruled Friday, knocking down the Republican's bid to derail the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

What You Need To Know

• A federal judge has rejected Donald Trump's effort to throw out his 2020 election subversion case in Washington, dismissing the Republican's claims that he's immune from prosecution


• U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington on Friday knocked down Trump's argument that he is shielded from prosecution because the actions he took in his failed bid to remain in the White House fell within his duties as commander-in-chief


• The case accusing Trump of conspiring to overturn his 2020 election loss is scheduled to go trial in March


• An attorney for Trump declined to comment Friday evening; Trump is expected to quickly appeal

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan's decision amounts to a sharp rejection to challenges the Trump defense team had raised to the four-count indictment in advance of a trial expected to center on the Republican's multi-pronged efforts to undo the election won by Democrat Joe Biden.

It tees up a legal fight over the scope of presidential power that could ultimately reach the U.S. Supreme Court. Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing in the case, is expected to quickly appeal to fight what his lawyers have characterized as an unsettled legal question.

An attorney for Trump declined to...

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