Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case plotting to overturn election

Donald Trump’s lawyers have urged the Supreme Court to dismiss an case charging him with conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

Lawyers for Donald Trump urged the US Supreme Court on Tuesday to dismiss an indictment charging the former president with conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election, renewing their arguments that he is immune from prosecution for official acts taken in the White House.

Lower courts have already twice rejected the immunity claims, but Mr Trump’s lawyers will get a fresh chance to press their case before the Supreme Court when the justices hear arguments on April 25.