Special Counsel Jack Smith, the prosecutor designated to lead the election meddling case against Trump, submitted the filing, which was publicly revealed on Wednesday.
This summer’s landmark Supreme Court decision, which offers extensive immunity from prosecution for official acts performed while in office, is challenged by the filing by Trump.
The 165-page court document may be the last opportunity for prosecutors to present their case, as there will not be a trial before Republican candidate for president, Donald Trump, faces Democratic opponent Kamala Harris in the election that takes place next month.
Prosecutors claim in Wednesday’s filing that Trump was not always operating in an official role and was instead involved in a “private criminal effort” to revoke the 2020 election outcomes.
Prosecutors are attempting to use the document to further the criminal case against Trump in light of the July Supreme Court decision.
Prosecutors were forced to restrict the charges they were charging. Prosecutors have argued that even though Trump may still have been in office, some of his alleged attempts to overturn the election were connected to his campaign and his personal life. This is because the ruling did not grant protection to unofficial acts.
