Washington, D.C, April 9, 2024, — Leadership Now Project, with the support of pro bono counsel Covington & Burling, has filed an amicus brief in Donald J. Trump v. United States of America. The brief makes the business case for why former President Trump must not be granted immunity from being prosecuted for potential criminal acts committed while President to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election.

“Leadership Now’s amicus brief underscores a core principle that underpins both our democracy and our economy: no individual, regardless of position, is above the law. This principle is crucial for maintaining the stable and predictable economic conditions essential for business confidence and growth,” says Daniella Ballou-Aares, CEO, Leadership Now Project.

The brief says:

“For over 230 years, the American business community has relied upon our founding governmental principle that no one is above the law as the essential guarantor of business investments and expectations.
The unparalleled American economic prosperity fostered by this principle has resulted in immense benefits not only for business owners but also for the millions of people employed by them, and for consumers, investors, and other stakeholders in the economy. But America’s economic prosperity and competitiveness, and other benefits fostered by the rule of law, can endure only when all political and economic actors, including the nation’s highest government officials, are constrained by that rule of law and its prohibitions against criminal activity.”

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on April 25th.