Trump says tweets used in hush money trial are protected by immunity

Published August 1, 2024 8:16pm ET



Former President Donald Trump‘s lawyers say the tweets prosecutors cited as evidence during his criminal hush money trial were covered by immunity protections, one of several points say should reverse his conviction.

Trump attorney Todd Blanche argued that the Manhattan district attorney’s efforts to “rebut any presumptive immunity are deeply flawed,” arguing that the Supreme Court has recognized that a president’s posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, are “pursuant to his official authority to comment on matters of public concern.”

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