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Politics
Tatyana Tandanpolie

Experts trash Trump's "Nixon" defense

Attorneys for Donald Trump on Thursday requested that a federal judge axe the entirety of special counsel Jack Smith's criminal indictment accusing the former president of attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Trump's 52-page motion to dismiss the charges hinges on an untested legal argument that he had "presidential immunity" shielding him from any criminal charges connected to his actions while in office, The Messenger reported.

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