The former president was indicted earlier this year by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. on charges related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
Five former Republican administration officials on Friday rejected former President Donald Trump's claim for legal immunity in his January 6, 2021, Capitol riot case.Trump was indicted on August 1 by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.
Luttig, who was an adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence, said that the motion argues that Trump does not have absolute immunity because 'in attempting to overturn the presidential election that he knew he had lost, he violated the Executive Vesting Clause of Article II, Section 1, Clause 1 of the Constitution.
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