The Supreme Court has suggested Donald Trump could be entitled to immunity from prosecution for "official acts" while president, but that this protection would not apply to acts as a private citizen.

The lower court must now decide whether he was acting officially or privately over his role in the riots on 6 January in 2021 at the Capitol in Washington DC.

As Sky's James Matthews explains, it's unlikely Trump will have to attend court before the US Presidential election in November.

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