President Trump on Monday moved to dismiss a RICO lawsuit against Fulton County Prosecutor Fani Willis regarding a presidential immunity claim.
In August, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed RICO and conspiracy charges against President Trump and 18 others who bravely challenged the 2020 election.
The Fulton County Grand Jury returned the following verdict: 41 indictments That included RICO and conspiracy charges against Trump.
Trump is using presidential privilege Arguments in other cases against him.
Trump's lawyers also filed a motion to dismiss the case, arguing that Trump is entitled to immunity based on his second impeachment acquittal in the Senate related to the Jan. 6 incident.
„President Trump filed three persuasive and meritorious pretrial motions seeking a complete dismissal of the charges and a stay of politically motivated prosecutions by the Fulton County District Attorney,“ President Trump's attorney Steve Sadow said in a statement. I have submitted it.“
Excerpt from NBC News:
Former President Donald Trump is seeking to have election interference charges in Georgia dismissed, arguing he is protected by presidential immunity.
„The indictment is barred by presidential immunity and should be dismissed with prejudice,“ the Fulton County Superior Court ruled Monday, adding, „There is no authority to prosecute a current or former president for acts in his official capacity.“ he claimed.
Prosecutors allege that Trump acted outside the scope of his duties by pressuring state officials to reject the state's 2020 election results, which were won by Joe Biden.
President Trump also filed two other motions Monday to dismiss the lawsuits, one alleging the charges violate his due process rights and another that self-imposed. He claims he is putting himself at grave risk.