Lawyers say āallegedly improperā behavior by president falls within āouter perimeterā of duties and is protected from prosecution
Lawyers for Donald Trump have urged a federal judge to dismiss the criminal case over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, advancing a sweeping interpretation of executive power that contends that former presidents are immune from prosecution for conduct related to their duties while in office.
The request to throw out the indictment, handed up earlier this year by a federal grand jury in Washington, amounts to the most consequential court filing in the case to date and is almost certain to precipitate a legal battle that could end up before the US supreme court.
In their 52-page submission to the presiding US district judge, Tanya Chutkan, Trumpās lawyers essentially argued that Trump enjoyed absolute immunity from criminal prosecution because the charged conduct fell within the so-called āouter perimeterā of his duties as president.
The filing contended that all of Trumpās attempts to reverse his 2020 election defeat in the indictment, from pressuring his vice-president, Mike Pence, to stop the congressional certification to organizing fake slates of electors, were in his capacity as president and therefore protected.
Whether Trumpās motion to dismiss succeeds remains uncertain: it raises novel legal issues, such as whether the outer perimeter test applies to criminal cases, and whether Trumpās charged conduct even falls within a presidentās duties.
Except thatās not what you said originally. Way to try gaslighting and changing your original argument, though. Fuck off and have a great day, Iām done responding to obvious baiting.
Except I only said trump was subject to civil suits as president which is correct.
You really look the fool haha.
No, you said heās only immune to criminal chargesā¦ The first comment said, āonly applies to civil cases,ā and you said, āitās actually the opposite.ā I proved that was not true, because he isnāt immune to criminal cases but he IS immune to civil cases that fall within āthe outer perimeter.ā You then misconstrued the Stormy Daniels civil lawsuit as falling within that category, which it does not and why he lost that case.
Iām for real done responding to you.
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