Trump lawyers seek dismissal of election subversion case, arguing immunity

Donald Trump (Angela Weiss/Pool Photo via AP)

Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked a judge to dismiss a federal election subversion case against him, arguing the Republican is immune from prosecution for actions they say were taken in his official role as president.

The motion amounts to the most pointed attack yet by defence lawyers on the federal case in Washington DC charging Trump with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.