Federal Prosecutors Assert Trump's Lack of Immunity in Election Case

U.S. prosecutors have urged a federal judge to reject former President Donald Trump's claim of absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions he took in office. They argued that Trump is "not above the law" and that his indictment for allegedly conspiring to block the results of the 2020 election should not be dismissed. Prosecutors stated that legal principles, historical evidence, and sound policy reasons establish that former presidents are subject to federal criminal prosecution once they leave office. Trump's lawyers have claimed that a president's motivations are not for prosecutors or courts to decide and that he is immune from prosecution for actions within the ambit of his office. Prosecutors countered that the Constitution's separation of powers principle should apply to presidents, subjecting them to criminal laws once they leave office.