Special counsel asks Supreme Court to rule whether Trump is immune from prosecution

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Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to rule on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges that he allegedly worked to overturn the 2020 election results.

A federal judge said that the case could go forward, but Trump signaled that he would challenge that by asking a federal appeals court to reverse the decision, so Smith is attempting to bypass the appeals court,ย The Associated Press reported.

Trump had alreadyย moved to pause proceedingsย in the case as he appealed U.S. District Court Judgeย Tanya Chutkan’s rulingย that he does not have presidential immunity.ย 

“This case presents a fundamental question at the heart of our democracy: whether a former President is absolutely immune from federal prosecution for crimes committed while in office or is constitutionally protected from federal prosecution when he has been impeached but not convicted before the criminal proceedings begin,” prosecutors wrote in their filing.

Trumpย pleaded not guiltyย to all federal criminal charges that he was indicted on related to the 2020 presidential election and subsequent Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The trial is still scheduled for March 4.

The earliest that the Supreme Court could consider the case would be Jan. 5, when the justices have their next private conference scheduled.

Byย Madeleine Hubbard

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