Trump seeks dismissal of Georgia election interference case as federal court prepares to hear presidential immunity appeal

Former President Donald Trump asked a judge on Monday to dismiss his Georgia election interference racketeering case on grounds of presidential immunity, even as a federal court prepares to hear his appeal on the same issue just a few hours later. Trump’s lawyers asked Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee to dismiss the charges in the sprawling RICO case on grounds Trump was acting in his official capacity when he sought to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election. “The indictment is barred by presidential immunity and should be dismissed...