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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Trump tells Supreme Court to slow down decision on ‘presidential immunity’ in election conspiracy case

AP

Attorneys for Donald Trump have urged the US Supreme Court to reject an attempt to quickly hear a challenge of his “presidential immunity” defence on charges connected to his attempts to overturn 2020 presidential election results.

A filing with the nation’s highest court on Wednesday responds to a request from special counsel Jack Smith to expedite consideration of the former president’s “immunity” claim in a federal election conspiracy case that Mr Trump wants thrown out.

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