Trump asks justices to intervene in Jan. 6 case

Four days after the justices heard oral arguments in his quest to be restored to the ballot in Colorado, former President Donald Trump was back at the Supreme Court, asking the justices to temporarily block a decision by a federal appeals court holding that he can be tried on criminal charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

In a 39-page filing on Monday afternoon, Trump argued that “[w]ithout immunity from criminal prosecution, the Presidency as we know it will cease to exist.” And complaining of...