Trump lawyer Habba says the ex-president is concerned the Supreme Court will rule against him on his presidential immunity claim.
Donald Trump’s lawyer Alina Habba said on Wednesday that the former president is worried about the Supreme Court ruling on his presidential immunity claim in his federal election subversion case.
Trump, front-runner in the 2024 GOP presidential primary race, awaits an appeals court ruling on whether he has presidential immunity protection in his election interference case in Washington, D.C. The argument, however, is expected to end up in the Supreme Court.
Special Counsel Jack Smith has led the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation, accusing Trump of attempting to overturn results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump has claimed the election was stolen via widespread voter fraud despite a lack of evidence.
The DOJ charged Trump with counts of conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding; obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding; and conspiracy against rights in connection to the investigation, with a focus on the January 6, 2021, siege on the U.
