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Trump Is No Washington or Lincoln, Jack Smith Asserts in Bid To Block Immunity

The special counsel canvases American history to convince the court that a former president is not immune from criminal prosecution.

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President Trump during a rally July 7, 2023, at Council Bluffs, Iowa. AP/Charlie Riedel
A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

Special Counsel Jack Smith’s insistence that President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election have no parallel in American history sets up the possibility that the Supreme Court will be called upon to map out the extent of presidential prerogative. 

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A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

Mr. Hoffman is an associate editor of the Sun, where he covers politics and culture. He holds a PhD from Harvard and a law degree from Stanford.

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