Key takeaways:
- Trump’s lawyers argued that presidential immunity protects him from prosecution.
- Trump’s lawyers argued that the former President was acting within his role as president when he pressed claims about “alleged fraud and irregularity” in the 2020 election.
- Trump has denied any wrongdoing and has argued that the case is politically motivated.
Former President Donald Trump is facing a federal election interference case, and on Saturday he demanded that the D.C. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals toss the case. In a brief to the court, Trump’s lawyers argued that presidential immunity protects him from prosecution.
The lawyers argued that the structure of the government, the text of the Constitution, common-law immunity doctrines, the Supreme Court’s analogous immunity doctrines, and the policy considerations rooted in the separation of powers all dictate that no President, current or former, may be criminally prosecuted for his official acts unless he is first impeached and convicted by the Senate.
Trump’s lawyers also argued that the former President was acting within his role as president when he pressed claims about “alleged fraud and irregularity” in the 2020 election. They argued that the indictment of President Trump threatens to launch cycles of recrimination and politically motivated prosecution that will plague the Nation for many decades to come.
The case against Trump is the latest in a series of legal challenges that the former President has faced since leaving office. Trump has denied any wrongdoing and has argued that the case is politically motivated. It remains to be seen how the court will rule on the case and whether Trump will be able to successfully argue his immunity from prosecution.
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