Presidential immunity has limits, according to special counsel Jack Smith’s new filing. Smith argues Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election were taken as a candidate, not as president, and therefore not immune from prosecution.

More from a constitutional law scholar who says Congress has a unique role in shaping the balance of powers at this moment in history:

https://theconversation.com/presidential-immunity-has-clear-limits-special-counsel-filing-says-and-trump-should-be-tried-for-efforts-to-overturn-2020-election-236935

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