Former president facing four criminal charges accusing him of using false claims of voter fraud to undermine election results
Mr Trump’s lawyers entered the plea on his behalf at the start of a court hearing in Washington focused on how the case should proceed after the US supreme court ruled that former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution.
Mr Trump faces four criminal charges that accuse him of using false claims of voter fraud to undermine the election results and thwart certification of his defeat to Democratic president Joe Biden. The supreme court ruled in a 6-3 decision in July that former presidents are presumed to be immune from criminal prosecution for actions taken as part of their official responsibilities as president.
Mr Trump’s lawyers, meanwhile, have suggested that Ms Chutkan should not begin weighing the impact of the immunity ruling until December, after the election.Mr Trump has proposed that his lawyers first move to dismiss the case based on an argument that Mr Smith was unlawfully appointed as special counsel under the US constitution.
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