U.S._ Trump Motions To Dismiss 2020 Election Case On Constitutional, ‘Vindictive Prosecution’ Grounds

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Trump Motions To Dismiss 2020 Election Case On Constitutional, ‘Vindictive Prosecution’ Grounds

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Katelynn Richardson
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October 24, 2023 10:18 AM ET


Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers told the judge in his 2020 election case late Monday night that it should be dismissed as a violation of the Constitution and an instance of “vindictive prosecution.”

In a series of motions to dismiss filed Monday night, Trump’s team alleged that his prosecution violates multiple parts of the Constitution, including his First Amendment right to free speech and the Due Process clause. His legal team filed another motion to dismiss earlier in the month asserting that he is immune from prosecution because the actions were taken within the bounds of his office.

Trump’s lawyers told Obama-appointed U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan that the prosecution exercised “an astonishing display of doublethink” by simultaneously stating the former president has a right to speak publicly about his belief that there was election fraud and asserting that, by doing so, he sought to “defraud the United States,” “oppress rights,” and “obstruct an official proceeding.” They also argued he cannot be retried in court because he was acquitted for the same offenses by the Senate. (RELATED: Jack Smith Slams Trump’s Presidential Immunity Claim As Unsupported By American History: ‘No One Is Above The Law’)

“Additionally, as the United States Senate has previously tried and acquitted President Trump for charges arising from the same course of conduct alleged in the indictment, the impeachment and double jeopardy clauses both bar retrial before this Court and require dismissal,” the filing states.

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