The Supreme Court is set to consider whether former President Donald Trump can invoke presidential immunity to avoid a trial over alleged election interference. Special counsel Jack Smith argues that some of Trump's actions were private conduct and should be prosecuted.
to invoke presidential immunity to avoid a trial over an alleged effort to subvert the 2020 election results, saying the “Framers” never intended such privileges for former presidents.
“The Framers never endorsed criminal immunity for a former President, and all Presidents from the Founding to the modern era have known that after leaving office they faced potential criminal liability for official acts,” Smith told the high court in aSmith took aim at several of Trump’s claims that have been made in an effort to convince the court that he should be immune from charges in the case.
Smith addressed Trump’s claims directly in the latest brief, arguing the effective functioning of the presidency “does not require that a former president be immune from accountability” for the alleged violations of federal law. “First, a President’s alleged criminal scheme to overturn an election and thwart the peaceful transfer of power to his lawfully elected successor is the paradigmatic example of conduct that should not be immunized, even if other conduct should be,” the special counsel added.
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