Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on January 5, 2024 in Mason City, Iowa.
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Former President Donald Trump is arguing that he should have presidential immunity against prosecution related to special counsel Jack Smith’s election subversion case. His lawyers will make the argument to a federal appeals court on Tuesday.
The indictment in the criminal case alleges Trump and a co-conspirator “attempted to exploit the violence and chaos at the Capitol by calling lawmakers to convince them … to delay the certification”
