Former President Donald Trump is urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to reject the Biden administration’s argument that his actions surrounding Jan. 6, 2021, were not protected under presidential immunity.
“The government’s Statement of the Case … is legally and factually incorrect,” read the Jan. 2 brief from President Trump’s legal team. “The government attempts to emphasize the allegedly unlawful manner and purpose of acts alleged in the indictment … The allegedly improper manner or purpose of the alleged acts is not relevant.”
The filing came a week before the appellate court is set to hear oral argument over President Trump’s motion to dismiss on this issue and his claims that special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecution violates the constitutional protection against double jeopardy….