- The plaintiffs emphasize that they accuse him of actions he carried out as a candidate and not as president.

- The magistrate indicates that "political activity necessarily falls outside of the official duties of a president."

The former US President Donald Trump.

A judge rules that Trump does not have presidential immunity from a lawsuit for his alleged interference in the elections

A federal court in Washington DC ruled Monday that former US President Donald Trump is not protected by presidential immunity from a lawsuit over his alleged attempts to undermine the results of the 2020 election.

Federal judge Emmet Sullivan rejected the arguments of the president's defense based on the fact that the former president is "absolutely immune" from damages for actions tangential to his "official responsibility."

"It has been widely recognized that political activity necessarily falls outside of the official duties of a president," the judge wrote in the court document.

The lawsuit, filed in November 2020 by civil rights organizations, accuses Trump and the Republican National Committee of conspiring to restrict voting by intimidating election officials to ensure that the former president remains in power "despite having lost the elections".

The plaintiffs, who represent voters in several key states including Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Georgia, allege they are suing Trump for actions he committed as a candidate and not as president.

This case in the District of Columbia is part of the dozens of lawsuits against the former Republican president, who has already announced his intention to run as a candidate in 2024, throughout the country.

On November 18, the United States Attorney General appointed a special prosecutor to investigate Trump for his possible involvement in the assault on the Capitol and for the classified documents found at his residence in Florida.

It is the second time that Trump has been subjected to such an investigation since, in 2017, former FBI director Robert Mueller was appointed a special prosecutor to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

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