trump says he can t be prosecute under january 6th because he wa acquitted in a senate impeachment trial, and he continues he has, quote, absolute immunity from prosecution with his acts as president. jack smith is expect today respond to those claims before the appeals court hears trump s case. that didn t stop the special counsel fromn filing a new motn with judge tanya chutkan today asking the court to not allow, quote, the defendant to turn the courtroom into a forum in which he propagates disinformation and inject politics into the proceeding. smith also wants the court to, quote, prohibit the defendant from introducing evidence, making arguments, or framing questions to advance a theory of selective or vindictive prosecution. basically the special counsel wants to make sure trump can t say this is joe biden s doj targeting them. and in the response trump said biden s doj is targeting him. joining me now to discuss is ryano riley, justice reporter r nbc news and author