WASHINGTON, December 21 Former US President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the nation's Supreme Court to reject special counsel Jack Smith's request for a fast-track review of whether Trump is immune from prosecution, according to a released court document.
““The Special Counsel urges this Court to bypass normal procedures, including the long-standing, long-standing benefit of pretrial review by at least one appellate court… the Court should reject this call at this time,” Trump's lawyers said in a document filed.
The ex-president's defense emphasizes that with his request, Smith seeks to encourage the Supreme Court to “hurry up with a reckless decision.”
“In 234 years of American history, no president has ever been criminally prosecuted for his official actions. Until 19 days ago, no court had ever considered the existence of immunity from such prosecution. To date, no appellate court has considered this case. This issue is one of the most complex, controversial and most important problems that the court will have to decide,” the lawyers added.
Earlier in December, Trump's press service said that Smith's request to the Supreme Court to clarify whether the ex-president has immunity from legal prosecution is an attempt to interfere with the upcoming 2024 elections and prevent the politician from regaining his position. place in the White House.
According to those close to the politician, the investigation into Trump and his alleged role in the storming of the Capitol in 2021 is “entirely politically motivated.”
Special Counsel Smith previously asked the US Supreme Court to clarify whether Trump has presidential immunity from prosecution for crimes he allegedly committed while in office. The ex-president's defense insisted that the politician could not stand trial as part of the investigation into the storming of the Capitol due to the fact that at the time of his speech to his supporters in 2021, he had presidential immunity. However, the court found the arguments presented by Trump's lawyers unconvincing.