Former President Donald Trump filed three motions Monday to dismiss his Georgia 2020 election case, including one claiming presidential immunity prevents his prosecution.
The motions argue for dismissal based on due process grounds, double jeopardy and presidential immunity. The claims in Trump’s presidential immunity filing mirror those made in his bid to dismiss the federal indictment brought by special counsel Jack Smith over alleged efforts to interfere with the 2020 election, which the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals is set to consider on Tuesday.
“The indictment in this case charges President Trump for acts that lie at the heart of his official responsibilities as President,” Trump’s motion states. “The indictment is barred by presidential immunity and should be dismissed with prejudice.”
Trump’s attorney argued in the filing that…
