Federal prosecutors said Thursday that Donald Trump is 'not above the law' as they urged a judge to reject the former president's efforts to dismiss the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Federal prosecutors said Thursday that Donald Trump is "not above the law" as they urged a judge to reject the former president's efforts to dismiss the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
"The defendant is not above the law. He is subject to the federal criminal laws like more than 330 million other Americans, including Members of Congress, federal judges, and everyday citizens," prosecutors wrote. The Supreme Court has held presidents are immune from civil liability for actions related to their official duties but it has never addressed the question of whether that immunity shields a president from criminal prosecution.
They also said Trump's claims of immunity directly conflict with the nation's Constitution, which allows for the criminal prosecution of a president for "acts committed during — and ultimately resulting in the president's removal from — the presidency."
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