Trump Lawyers Seek Dismissal of Multiple Election-Related Indictments, Citing Presidential Immunity

Lawyers for Donald Trump are seeking the dismissal of the criminal case against him for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, arguing that former presidents are immune from prosecution for conduct related to their duties while in office. Trump's lawyers claim that all of his attempts to reverse the election defeat were within the scope of his presidential duties and therefore protected. The motion to dismiss raises legal questions about the application of immunity in criminal cases and whether Trump's charged conduct falls within a president's duties. Prosecutors may counter that the immunity test applies only to civil cases and that Trump acted as a candidate, not as a president. The judge will have to decide on these issues in the coming weeks.