US Historians Inform Supreme Court , That They Reject Trump’s Immunity Claim.<br />Former President Donald Trump faces multiple federal election interference charges stemming <br />from his attempt to overturn the 2020 election.<br />He and his legal team assert that he is immune to prosecution since he was president at the time.<br />But 15 historians have since "filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court" in an attempt to disprove Trump's claims, 'The Guardian' reports. .<br />But 15 historians have since "filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court" in an attempt to disprove Trump's claims, 'The Guardian' reports. .<br />According to the historians, Trump , "asserts that a doctrine of permanent <br />immunity from criminal liability for a president’s <br />official acts, while not expressly provided <br />by the Constitution, must be inferred." .<br />To justify this radical assertion, he <br />contends that the original meaning <br />of the Constitution demands it. , U.S. Historians, via amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court.<br />But no plausible historical <br />case supports his claim, U.S. Historians, via amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court.<br />Thomas Wolf, brief co-counsel and director of democracy initiatives at the Brennan Center.<br />said that Trump's claims of immunity <br />are "deeply un-American.".<br />From the birth of the country through <br />President Clinton’s acceptance of a plea <br />bargain in 2001 [avoiding indictment over <br />the Monica Lewinsky affair], it has been <br />understood that presidents can be prosecuted, Thomas Wolf, brief co-counsel and director of democracy <br />initiatives at the Brennan Center, via 'The Guardian'.<br />From the birth of the country through <br />President Clinton’s acceptance of a plea <br />bargain in 2001 [avoiding indictment over <br />the Monica Lewinsky affair], it has been <br />understood that presidents can be prosecuted, Thomas Wolf, brief co-counsel and director of democracy <br />initiatives at the Brennan Center, via 'The Guardian'.<br />From the birth of the country through <br />President Clinton’s acceptance of a plea <br />bargain in 2001 [avoiding indictment over <br />the Monica Lewinsky affair], it has been <br />understood that presidents can be prosecuted, Thomas Wolf, brief co-counsel and director of democracy <br />initiatives at the Brennan Center, via 'The Guardian'.<br />The Supreme Court must not delay <br />in passing down a ruling in this case, Thomas Wolf, brief co-counsel and director of democracy <br />initiatives at the Brennan Center, via 'The Guardian'
