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Presidential immunity has clear limits, special counsel filing says, and Trump should be tried for efforts to overturn 2020 election

  • Written by Jennifer Selin, Associate Professor of Law, Arizona State University
Presidential immunity has clear limits, special counsel filing says, and Trump should be tried for efforts to overturn 2020 electionWho will define the limits of the Oval Office occupant's immunity?AP Photo/Alex Brandon

A new filing by special counsel Jack Smith in the case he has brought against Donald Trump for his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election provides greater detail and support for Smith’s argument that Trump, while president, committed...

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