 Former President Donald Trump left the Washington area after appearing before a federal appeals court Tuesday. The federal appeals court judges expressed skepticism that the former president was immune from prosecution on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election, the panel of three judges, two of whom were appointed by President Joe Biden, also questioned whether they had jurisdiction to consider the appeal at this point in the case, raising the prospect that Trump's effort could be dismissed. In lengthy arguments, the judges repeatedly pressed Trump's lawyer to defend claims that Trump was shielded from criminal charges for acts that he says fell within his official duties as president. That argument was rejected last month by the lower court judge overseeing the case against Trump, and the appeals judges suggested through their questions that they, too, were dubious that the founding fathers envisioned absolute immunity for presidents after they leave office.