© Reuters. Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a marketing campaign occasion in Waterloo, Iowa, U.S. December 19, 2023. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/ File Picture
By John Kruzel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged the U.S. Supreme Courtroom to reject a request by federal prosecutors to instantly overview his declare that he can’t be prosecuted for making an attempt to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
Trump made the courtroom submitting in response to a rare request by U.S. Particular Counsel Jack Smith that if granted would put Trump’s declare of legal immunity earlier than the justices at the same time as a decrease courtroom races to rule on the problem.
Prosecutors have accused Trump, a Republican, of making an attempt to hinder Congress and defraud the U.S. authorities by means of schemes to reverse Democrat Joe Biden’s November 2020 election win.
