During the 2020 election, the defendant tried to overturn the election results in seven lost states, and presidential immunity would not protect him from liability for this, prosecutors said.
The US Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity does not protect former President Donald Trump from prosecution for his private crimes in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to recently disclosed documents from the office of US attorney, The Hill reports.
The released 165-page document begins the next round of the legal battle over whether the latest version of the indictment can proceed after judges ruled that presidents in many cases cannot be held accountable for official acts. which was done in the office.
“Although the defendant was a sitting president at the time of the crimes charged, his scheme was essentially private,” the office of special prosecutor Jack Smith argued.
The prosecutor asserted that the defendant’s activities were private: he made extensive use of private individuals and his campaign infrastructure to try to overturn the election results, and to act as a candidate for office.
The document reveals new evidence of the former president’s attempts to persuade election officials in key states to overturn the election results in those states in his favor.
“After the defendant lost the 2020 presidential election, he committed a crime to try to stay in office. Along with private associates, the defendant carried out a series of outrageous plans to subvert the legitimate election results of the seven losing state,” the filings said. .
Meanwhile, Trump spokesman Stephen Cheng called the document “false” and “unconstitutional,” suggesting it was released after Tuesday’s vice presidential debate to cover up vice presidential candidate Tim Walls’ “disastrous” debate. .
Recall that in the summer of 2024, the US Supreme Court recognized that former President Donald Trump has a certain degree of immunity from criminal prosecution in the case of the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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