Trump Cites Immunity In New Stolen Docs Case Filing

Politico reports:

Donald Trump says the Supreme Court’s ruling that he has blanket immunity from prosecution for his “official acts” as president should result in a monthslong pause of his criminal proceedings in Florida. The Friday filing by Trump’s legal team with U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is the latest move by the former president to seize on the high court’s landmark immunity ruling to sideline his lingering criminal cases.

He is asking Cannon for a chance to argue the immunity issue before her between now and early September, effectively pausing all other proceedings in the case by two months. Trump has argued that his decision to transmit classified documents to his Florida home as he prepared to leave the presidency should be treated as an “official act” and be removed from special counsel Jack Smith’s case against Trump for allegedly hoarding national security secrets at his Mar-a-Lago estate.

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NEW: Trump tells Judge Cannon that the Supreme Court’s immunity decision supports his efforts to dismiss his charges related to unauthorized retention of classified documents in Florida. In a separate motion, Trump asks the judge to allow supplemental briefing on the matter. pic.twitter.com/t8rniFi6CR

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