President-elect Donald Trump’s attorneys asked the Georgia Court of Appeals on Dec. 4 to dismiss his election interference case, arguing it lacks jurisdiction due to presidential immunity.
Addressing the jurisdictional issue, Trump’s attorneys said that sitting presidents are immune from prosecution and that the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution protects against state judges and prosecutors interfering with a president’s official duties.
“President Trump has filed a motion requesting the Georgia Court of Appeals confirm its lack of jurisdiction to continue hearing his appeal now that he is President-Elect and will soon become the 47th President of the United States, and then direct the trial court to immediately dismiss the case,” Steve Sadow, lead counsel for Trump in Georgia, said in a statement provided to The Epoch Times….