Federal prosecutors stated Thursday that Donald Trump is “not above the law” as they prompt a judge to reject the former president’s efforts to push aside the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Lawyers for Trump had requested U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to toss the case, pronouncing he is immune from prosecution for acts he took whilst pleasing his tasks as president.
Special suggest Jack Smith’s staff replied that there is not anything in the Constitution, or in courtroom precedent, to make stronger the concept that Trump can’t be prosecuted.
“The defendant is not above the law. He is subject to the federal criminal laws like more than 330 million other Americans, including Members of Congress, federal judges, and everyday citizens,” prosecutors wrote.
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