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Donald Trump warned he could prosecute Joe Biden if he returns to the White House, as his lawyers prepared to argue in a Washington court that he should be immune from criminal charges for trying to overturn the 2020 election. The Republican former U.S. president will not get a chance to speak as his lawyers try to convince three federal appeals-court judges that the case should be dismissed before it goes to trial in March. But with the Republican state-by-state presidential nominating contest due to kick off next week, Trump is using the hearing as an opportunity to claim he is the victim of political persecution. The U.S. Justice Department has long held that sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted for actions they take in office, and Trump says that should apply to former presidents as well. If the case is allowed to go forward, Trump said, he could prosecute Democrat Biden if he wins the November presidential election. “If I don’t get immunity then crooked Joe
