Former US President Donald Trump has filed a brief with the US Supreme Court seeking immunity from prosecution for trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat, and the case is set to go before the justices next month.
Trump is appealing a lower court decision that refused to shield him from a criminal case being led by special prosecutor Jack Smith because he was president when he took actions aimed at overturning Joe Biden's election victory.
The filing makes arguments similar to those Trump's lawyers have previously made in an attempt to protect him from criminal prosecution, and repeats statements Trump made during the campaign, Hina reports.
"The president cannot function and the presidency itself cannot maintain its independence if the president faces prosecution for official acts after he leaves office," the filing said.
Trump, the first former president to face criminal prosecution, is the Republican candidate in the Nov. 5 presidential election, where he will face Democratic President Joe Biden.
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