Manhattan DA fights Trump immunity arguments
Source: The Hill
03/15/24 4:54 PM ET
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office urged a court to reject former President Trump’s efforts to toss evidence in his hush money case, claiming he is immune from prosecution for actions that took place while he was in office. At issue are statements Trump made about the matter in 2018.
“Multiple courts have now rejected defendant’s sweeping claim that every statement he made as President is an official act enjoying absolute immunity. Here, all of the statements that are the subject of defendant’s motion involved defendant speaking in his personal capacity regarding his personal affairs,” prosecutors wrote in the Friday filing.
“Defendant invokes presidential immunity here solely as a basis to preclude certain 2018 statements he made after the conduct charged in the indictment.”
Trump on Monday sought to derail the start of the trial just two weeks before it was set to begin, suggesting the case should go on pause until the immunity issues he has raised in his other criminal cases are weighed by the Supreme Court on April 25.
Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4535299-manhattan-da-fights-trump-immunity-arguments/
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