Former President Donald Trump on Thursday argued that the federal charges related to his alleged efforts to interfere with the 2020 election should be dismissed, citing a recent Supreme Court ruling.

The ruling involved the case of a Jan. 6 rioter, Joseph Fischer, whose conviction under an obstruction statute was overturned by the Supreme Court. Trump’s legal team contends that the same statute, which penalizes obstruction of official proceedings, is misapplied in special counsel Jack Smith‘s federal case against the former president, claiming it does not pertain to lawful political actions.