Special counsel urges Supreme Court to reject Trump’s presidential immunity claim

April 9, 2024 6:53 AM

Published April 9, 2024 7:01 AM

(NBC, KYMA/KECY) - Special counsel Jack Smith urges Supreme Court to reject former Presidential Donald Trump's presidential immunity claim.

The special counsel laid out a 66-page filing, featuring a series of arguments taking aim at Trump's claim that a president is immune from criminal prosecution.

Smith argued that there are no presidential powers that would entitle Trump to immunity.

He also said that Trump, "suggests that unless a criminal statute expressly names the president, the statute does not apply."

His filing comes just a few weeks before the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments about Trump's immunity argument on April 25.

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