Special counsel asks US supreme court to rule on Trump’s claim of immunity
by Hugo Lowell from US news | The Guardian on (#6H2E4)
Prosecutors seek expedited decision on whether former president has immunity amid concern that appeals process could delay trial
Special counsel prosecutors on Monday asked the US supreme court to make an expedited decision on whether Donald Trump can be criminally prosecuted on federal charges over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The move amounts to an attempt by prosecutors to bypass Trump's recent appeal to the DC circuit after the federal judge overseeing his case rejected the notion that he had immunity for acts he committed during his presidency.
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