Special counsel urges supreme court to reject Trump immunity bid in election trial

Trump appealed lower court's denial of his request to be shielded from case charging him with attempting to overturn 2020 election

The special counsel pursuing federal criminal charges against Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss filed a US supreme court brief on Monday urging the justices to reject the former president's bid for immunity from prosecution on the principle that no person is above the law".

The case is due to be argued before the justices on 25 April. Trump has appealed a lower court's rejection of his request to be shielded from the criminal case brought by special counsel Jack Smith because he was serving as president when he took the actions at the center of the case.