Trump's Lawyers to Seek Dismissal of Federal Election Subversion Case as Two Sides Weigh Next Steps

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

38% : The document is an acknowledgment of the radically altered legal landscape since special counsel Jack Smith filed the indictment in June 2023 and the challenges prosecutors have encountered in trying to hold Trump accountable this year.
37% : Though prosecutors initially accused Trump of wide-ranging schemes to cling to power and to block the peaceful transfer of power, they must now contend with the aftermath of a Supreme Court opinion that said former presidents enjoy absolute immunity for core constitutional acts and are presumptively immune for other official acts they take as president.
34% : Defense lawyers also intend to seek the dismissal of the case on the same grounds that a federal judge in Florida cited in tossing out a separate prosecution of Trump last month.
23% : Those include arguments that a new and more limited indictment issued by prosecutors this week still contains allegations for which Trump, as a former president, is entitled to immunity, such as his conversations with former Vice President Mike Pence.
22% : Smith's team responded to the ruling with a new indictment this week that cut out allegations related to Trump's dealings with the Justice Department, an area of conduct for which the court said Trump was immune.
21% : The defense team foreshadowed a series of likely challenges to the case as it seeks to delay, if not eliminate altogether, a criminal case charging Trump with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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