"Trump's Legal Battle: Presidential Immunity in Classified Documents Case"
Former President Donald Trump's legal team is seeking the dismissal of a criminal case charging him with illegally retaining classified documents, arguing that presidential immunity protects him from prosecution for official acts taken while in office. The case, set for trial on May 20, accuses Trump of hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate and obstructing government efforts to retrieve them. Trump's lawyers also challenged the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith and are awaiting a Supreme Court decision on whether a former president is immune from prosecution for official acts. Trump faces multiple felony counts in federal court in Florida and other cities as he seeks to reclaim the White House.
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