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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Jack Smith asks US Supreme Court justices to rule on Trump immunity in election conspiracy case — and quick

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The US Supreme Court has agreed to expedite consideration of special counsel Jack Smith’s request for a decision on Donald Trump’s “immunity” claim in his election subversion case that the former president wants dismissed.

An answer would mark the first time the nation’s highest court has weighed in on the criminal prosecutions of the former president, who was charged in a grand jury indictment for his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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