His actions were part of his official duties as president, his lawyers claim in a new court filing.
Donald Trump's defense attorneys say special counsel Jack Smith’s case against the former president is an attempt to criminalize actions that were well within his White House duties, such as enforcing federal election laws. | Julie Bennett/Getty ImagesDonald Trump’s months-long efforts to reverse his defeat in the 2020 election were “within the heartland” of his “official duties,” his lawyers claimed Thursday in a bid to get his federal criminal case in Washington, D.C., thrown out.
“The Constitution, the Supreme Court, and hundreds of years of history and tradition all make clear, the President’s motivations are not for the prosecution or this Court to decide,” Lauro and Blanche write. “Rather, where, as here, the President’s actions are within the ambit of his office, he is absolutely immune from prosecution.
Prosecutors, however, say Trump’s single-minded bid to retain power despite losing the election veered into criminality and he used the powers of his office to further the scheme.
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