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Prosecutors urge Supreme Court to reject Trump's immunity claims in election subversion case

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Special counsel Jack Smith’s team is urging the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    Prosecutors urge Supreme Court to reject Trump's immunity claims in election subversion case (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Special counsel Jack Smith’s team is urging the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

  2. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Special council asks Supreme Court to reject Trump's immunity claim in election subversion case (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    Special counsel Jack Smith's team is urging the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump's claim that he is immune from prosecution

  3. New York Times

    Prosecutors Ask Supreme Court to Reject Trump’s Immunity Claim in Election Case (opens New York Times)

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    The filing was the main submission from Jack Smith, the special counsel prosecuting the former president. The case will be argued on April 25.

  4. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Special counsel Jack Smith urges Supreme Court to reject Trump’s claim of immunity (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By John Fritze, Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith urged the Supreme Court on Monday to reject Donald Trump’s claims of sweeping immunity and to deny the former president any opportunity to delay a trial on charges that he attempted to subvert the results of …

  5. Truthout

    Jack Smith Tells SCOTUS to Reject Trump’s “Radical” Presidential Immunity Claims (opens Truthout)

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    Oral arguments before the Supreme Court are set to take place on April 22.

  6. Winchester Star

    Prosecutors urge Supreme Court to reject Trump's immunity claims (opens Winchester Star)

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    Special counsel Jack Smith’s team is urging the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with scheming

  7. KYMA Yuma

    Special counsel urges Supreme Court to reject Trump's presidential immunity claim (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    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.

  8. CBS News

    Special counsel pushes Supreme Court to reject Trump (opens CBS News)

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    The Supreme Court will hear arguments on April 25 on whether former President Donald Trump is entitled to presidential immunity from criminal prosecution.

  9. PBS NewsHour

    Read the full brief asking the Supreme Court to reject Trump's presidential immunity claim (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The brief from prosecutors was submitted just over two weeks before the justices will take up the legally untested question of whether an ex-president is shielded from criminal charges for official actions taken in the White House.

  10. WSVN Miami

    Prosecutors urge Supreme Court to reject Trump’s immunity claims in election subversion case - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s team urged the Supreme Court on Monday night to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim that he is

  11. New York Post

    Special counsel Jack Smith urges Supreme Court to reject Trump’s immunity claim (opens New York Post)

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    Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump’s immunity claim in the federal 2020 election interference case.

  12. Roll Call

    Ex-lawmakers warn Supreme Court over Trump immunity claims (opens Roll Call)

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    Former members of Congress were among those who urged the Supreme Court to let former President Donald Trump face charges.

  13. The Guardian

    Special counsel urges supreme court to reject Trump immunity bid in election trial (opens The Guardian)

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    Trump appealed lower court’s denial of his request to be shielded from case charging him with attempting to overturn 2020 election

  14. Fox News

    Special Counsel Jack Smith urges Supreme Court to reject Trump immunity claims: 'No person is above the law' (opens Fox News)

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    Special Counsel Jack Smith's prosecutorial team urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject former President Trump's claims of immunity from criminal prosecution in the Jan. 6 case.

  15. WHDH Boston

    Special counsel Jack Smith urges Supreme Court to reject Trump’s claim of immunity - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith urged the Supreme Court on Monday to reject Donald Trump’s claims of sweeping immunity and to deny the former president any opportunity

  16. Washington Post

    Special counsel urges Supreme Court to reject Trump’s immunity claim (opens Washington Post)

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    A president’s “constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed does not entail a general right to violate them,” Jack Smith writes in his office’s brief.

  17. NBC News

    Special counsel Jack Smith urges Supreme Court to reject Trump's presidential immunity claim (opens NBC News)

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    In a court filing ahead of April 25 arguments, Smith laid out a series of arguments against Trump’s claim that a president has “absolute immunity” from criminal prosecution.

  18. Insider

    Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to reject Trump's immunity claim weeks before arguments begin (opens Insider)

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    Special counsel Jack Smith filed a brief on Monday urging Supreme Court justices to reject former President Trump's claims of presidential immunity.

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