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US supreme court urged to make ‘immediate, definitive decision’ on Trump’s immunity

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Donald Trump attends a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa, on Tuesday. Photograph: Scott Morgan/Reuters

Jack Smith has urged speed for the supreme court to take up the issue of whether Donald Trump is, as the former president claims, immune from criminal prosecution on federal charges over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.

On Thursday the US special counsel submitted a new file to the supreme court in Washington DC, reiterating his argument for urgency in their consideration of such a key element of the federal election interference case, in response to Trump’s latest move the day before.

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