Former President Donald Trump is urging a Florida judge to dismiss the criminal case charging him with illegally retaining classified documents, asserting that presidential immunity protects him from prosecution. His lawyers argue that the charges are based on his alleged decision to designate the papers as “personal” records under the Presidential Records Act, and therefore, it was an “official act” made while he was still in the White House. However, the argument of absolute immunity for actions within official job duties has been rejected by a federal appeals court in a separate case. Trump faces multiple legal challenges, and his lawyers are making various arguments to have the cases dismissed.
Trump Seeks Dismissal of Classified Documents Case, Citing Presidential Immunity
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