Smith has told the Supreme Court that Trump should go on trial regardless of presidential immunity.
Special Counsel Jack Smith's most important Supreme Court argument is that Donald Trump should be tried for election fraud regardless of presidential immunity, a former prosecutor has said.Joyce Vance was reacting to Smith's brief to the Supreme Court on Monday, in which he wrote that even if a former president 'has some immunity from federal criminal prosecution..., this prosecution should proceed.
Trump, the presumptive Republican candidate in the 2024 presidential election, maintains his innocence and has pleaded not guilty to all charges, accusing prosecutors of targeting him for political purposes.The case is set to appear before the Supreme Court on April 25, as Trump presses to have the indictment dismissed on claims that he's shielded from facing criminal charges for actions he took while serving in the White House.
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