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on Thursday argued that the federal charges related to his alleged efforts to interfere with the 2020 election should be dismissed, citing a recent Supreme Court ruling., whose conviction under an obstruction statute was overturned by the Supreme Court. Trump’s legal team contends that the same statute, which penalizes obstruction of official proceedings, is misapplied in special counsel“One thing the Special Counsel’s Office cannot ignore or hide from is binding precedent.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan will now decide the extent to which the immunity ruling affects Trump’s case, with key responses expected by Nov. 7.
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