Trump asks appeals court to toss election case on immunity grounds
Newsy
The appeal followed the Supreme Court's rejection of expediting the case, where Donald Trump argued for presidential immunity.
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked a federal appeals court in Washington to dismiss a case that claims there was inference in the 2020 election.
His lawyers say he is immune from prosecution, arguing that former or current presidents can’t be criminally prosecuted for official acts unless impeached and convicted by the Senate.
They also claimed Trump was working to “ensure election integrity” and that the indictment was “unlawful and unconstitutional."
“I think any sweeping argument made to any court, interim appellate Supreme Court, on the part of Donald Trump has to be expected. The sweeping claims of absolute immunity, I think, will ultimately, even with the Supreme Court, not hold. But it's going to take a while to get there. That's the problem,” said Preet Bharara, a former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Trump’s latest legal challenge comes days after the Supreme Court denied special counsel Jack Smith’s request to immediately hear the case and Trump’s argument that his actions are protected from criminal prosecutors under presidential immunity.
