Trump Immunity Claim Slammed By Prosecutors in DC Election Case

US prosecutors pushed back on Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity against charges that he conspired to obstruct the 2020 election, saying that the former president, like other high-ranking government officials, “is not above the law.”

There is nothing in the US Constitution or in precedents set by the US Supreme Court supporting Trump’s claim of sweeping protection against indictment, prosecutors argued in a Thursday night filing. Trump’s lawyers contend that his post-election activities, including efforts to overturn President Joe Biden’s wins in battleground states, all fell under the umbrella of his official duties as president.

Donald Trump at New York State Supreme Court in New York on Oct. 18.

Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg