Special Counsel Jack Smith on Saturday urged a federal appeals court to reject former President Donald Trumps claim that he has presidential immunity against criminal charges for seeking to overturn his defeat in the . Smith, who is overseeing the prosecution, argued in a court filing that nothing in the Constitution or American legal tradition supports giving former presidents 'absolute immunity' from criminal charges for action taken while in office.Smith said creating such a legal shield would place presidents above the law, a precedent he argued 'would be particularly dangerous'.
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