Special counsel Jack Smith urged the Supreme Court on Monday to reject former President Donald Trump's claim that he is immune from criminal prosecution in his federal election interference case.
The 66-page filing was Smith's main submission in the case ahead of oral arguments later this month. In challenging Trump's immunity claim — that he is completely shielded from prosecution for any actions taken while in office — Smith argued that a president's "constitutional duty" to the execution of law does not "entail a general right to violate them," also noting later that the case's unprecedented nature highlights it's significance.
