According to reports, Trump’s attorneys used Monday’s Supreme Court decision, which gave the former president immunity from prosecution for official acts he committed while in office, in a letter to the New York court overseeing the trial.
On 34 counts, Trump was found guilty in May of fabricating financial documents. On July 11, he will be sentenced.
During his time in the White House in 2017, he approved the records, which his attorneys argue need to be considered.
Attorneys claimed last year that the claims in the case included official activities that fell within the purview of the president’s duties.
But according to a federal judge’s ruling, Trump had not demonstrated how his actions were “for or relating to any act performed by or for the President under [colour] of the official acts of a president”.
Following the Supreme Court’s decision on Monday, Trump celebrated the decision as a “big win” for democracy.
In their ruling, the court decided that a president was immune for “official acts” but not for “unofficial acts.”
The ruling concerned a different case against Trump; he is alleged to have attempted to unlawfully reverse Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.
