Trump Seeks to Toss Georgia Election Case, Citing Immunity (1)

Donald Trump asked a Georgia judge to toss the state’s criminal case accusing him of leading a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election, arguing he’s immune from prosecution because the US Senate acquitted him after he was impeached over the same conduct.

In a filing Monday in Atlanta, the former president argued he was cleared of wrongdoing stemming from the 2020 election when the US Senate acquitted him at his impeachment trial. Under the US Constitution, a president can only be criminally charged if he is impeached and convicted of the same conduct by the Senate, Trump argues. Parallel state ...