Donald Trump: judge rejects efforts to dismiss election subversion case against ex-president
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The ruling is the first substantive order after a landmark supreme court opinion last month that conferred broad immunity for former presidents
A federal judge presiding over the election subversion case against Donald Trump has rejected efforts from his legal team to dismiss the indictment on grounds that the former president was prosecuted for vindictive and political purposes.
The ruling from US district judge Tanya Chutkan is the first substantive order since the case was returned to her on Friday, following a landmark supreme court opinion last month that conferred broad immunity for former presidents and narrowed special counsel Jack Smith's case against Trump.
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