Donald Trump: prosecutor urges court to reject his arguments about presidential immunity

Special prosecutor Jack Smith, in charge of investigating the former president donald trump (2017-2021), this Saturday urged an appeal court to reject the former president’s request to open an electoral interference case, claiming that he enjoyed total immunity during his term in office.

Smith’s request is especially significant because of the argument he uses: he claims that Trump’s claims about presidential immunity represent a “threat to democratic and constitutional foundations” from the country.

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“Instead of validating our constitutional framework, the broad assertion of immunity for the accused threatens to authorize presidents to commit crimes to remain in office”, said Smith and his team in an extensive 82-page summary presented this Saturday to the appeals court in the US capital.

Smith’s words set the stage for prosecuting Trump for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election, won by current President Joe Biden and whose result Trump refused to recognize, going so far as to encourage the 2021 attack on the Capitol.

The case is currently in the appeals court because on December 1, District of Columbia District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan already rejected Trump’s requests to present the case for presidential immunity.

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The president’s team appealed and the next step is for the appeals court to study the case during a hearing scheduled for January 9.

It is likely that once the appeals court issues its ruling, one of the parties will appeal again and the case will end up in the United States Supreme Court.

Source: Elcomercio

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