Attorneys assert that Donald Trump “committed crimes” in his endeavor to manipulate the 2020 election outcomes and should be prosecuted.

Attorneys countered Trump’s assertion in a recent court filing that he should not be charged based on a recent US Supreme Court rule declaring that presidents are exempt from prosecution for activities undertaken within their “official” capacity. Prosecutors assert that, despite Trump holding the presidency throughout the purported charges, he perpetrated them in his “private” capacity rather than in his official role.

Trump has denied that he was engaged in the “rigged” election that took place in 2020, despite frequent allegations to the contrary. In addition, he asserted that the registration restriction was purposefully imposed in order to hinder his desires to become president. During an interview with NewsNation, President Trump once again voiced his disapproval of Special Counsel Jack Smith. This investigation is being led by Smith, who is also the document source.

Since departing from office in 2020, four charges have been filed against Trump. An atypical ruling was rendered in New York. He refutes any misconduct and is said to have endeavored to illegitimately obstruct the certification of President Joe Biden’s 2020 win.

Smith’s team amended its charges in light of the Supreme Court verdict, and the subsequent 165-page report constitutes their most robust plan to date. The president and his vice president Mike Pence tried to put down the revolt occurring in the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

The topic is important for politics as Trump plans to be competing versus Kamala Harris in 2024. JD Vance, a 2024 presidential candidate, took too long to answer a question on Trump’s defeat in 2000 at the vice presidential debate on Tuesday. It was this way that the topic was raised.