Washington — Former President Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to find that former presidents are entitled to sweeping immunity from criminal prosecution for acts taken while in office, arguing that the “long history of not prosecuting” his predecessors demonstrates that the power to do so does not exist.
“From 1789 to 2023, no former, or current, president faced criminal charges for his official acts — for good reason,” Trump’s lawyers told the court. “The president cannot function, and the presidency itself cannot retain its vital independence, if the president faces criminal prosecution for official acts once he leaves office.”
In the 51-page filing, lawyer D. John Sauer urged the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s decision that rejected his claim of immunity and order the charges filed against him to be dismissed.
Sauer wrote that the consequences of the Supreme Court’s eventual decision on presidential immunity are not confined only to …
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