Special counsel Jack Smith argues Donald Trump not immune from election subversion charges

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : Trump pressured Pence to recognize Republican presidential electors from states that Democratic President Joe Biden won, while presiding over the counting of Electoral College votes.
42% : But former presidents are not immune for private conduct, which prosecutors contend Trump was doing in electioneering to stay in office.
39% : "But prosecutors argued the Supreme Court directed Chutkan to make a fact-based decision about whether Trump can be charged and she agreed to consider it.
36% : The filing is the opening salvo for U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to decide whether Trump is immune to charges for conduct while he was president.
35% : "Trump has argued his communications with Pence were part of their official jobs and shielded from criminal charges.
34% : But the majority refused to conclude that Trump lacked immunity for attempts to enlist Pence to use his ceremonial role "to fraudulently alter the election results.
32% : While there won't be a trial or probably even a hearing on the evidence until after the Nov. 5 election, the filing provided the most detailed explanation so far of the case against Trump.
32% : After lawyers gave a pessimistic report about election lawsuits, Pence was quoted as telling Trump Nov. 12: "don't concede but recognize process is over."
28% : Names of co-conspirators and private agents Trump allegedly relied upon to conduct the conspiracy were blacked out in the filing.
18% : "What are the charges against Trump?Trump faces four charges of conspiring to overturn the election and obstructing Congress in counting Electoral College votes on Jan. 6, 2021.
15% : At a private lunch Dec. 21, Pence told Trump "not to look at the election 'as a loss - just an intermission.'
15% : Trump lawyers blasted filing as 'monstrosity'Steven Cheung, a Trump campaign spokesperson, called the filing "falsehood-ridden" and an attempt to distract attention from the campaign between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee.
13% : The filing quotes Trump's posts on social media and in public statements pressuring and criticizing Pence not to certify the election results.Smith's filing cites meetings between Trump and Pence in November and December 2020.

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