Prosecutors Assail Trump's Bid to Have Federal Election Case Dismissed
Prosecutors said that Mr. Trump’s barrage of motions to have the case tossed out were full of “distortions and misrepresentations.”
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Prosecutors said that Mr. Trump’s barrage of motions to have the case tossed out were full of “distortions and misrepresentations.”
Special counsel Jack Smith's office called Trump’s motion a “meritless effort” to evade allegations that he was responsible for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Prosecutors with Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office are calling on Judge Tanya Chutkan to reject former president Donald Trump’s effort to have the election subversion and conspiracy charges against him dismissed, writing in a Monday court filing that Mr Trump “stands alone in American history for his alleged crimes” and pointing out that cases cited by the ex-president’s lawyers don’t support the arguments they’ve made.“No other president has engaged in conspiracy and obstruction to overturn valid election results and illegitimately retain power. The indictment squarely char...
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