Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team is arguing that the ex-US president is not entitled to immunity for a ‘private’ scheme to stay in office.
Donald Trump “resorted to crimes” after losing the 2020 election, federal prosecutors said in a court filing unsealed on Wednesday that argues that the former US president disregarded the advice of his vice-president and other aides and is not entitled to immunity from prosecution over his failed bid to remain in power.
The filing was submitted by Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team following a US Supreme Court opinion that conferred broad immunity on former presidents for official acts they take in office, narrowing the scope of the prosecution charging Trump with conspiring to overturn the results of the election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.
