WASHINGTON — US prosecutors said Donald Trump was acting outside the scope of his duties as president when he pressured state officials and then vice-president Mike Pence to try to overturn his 2020 election defeat, in a court filing made public on Oct 2.

The 165-page filing is likely the last opportunity for prosecutors to detail their case against Trump before the Nov 5 election, given there will not be a trial before Trump faces Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris.

The filing is meant to keep the federal criminal election subversion case against the Republican presidential candidate moving forward following a July US Supreme Court ruling that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution for their official actions in office.

Prosecutors working with Special Counsel Jack Smith laid out a sweeping account of Trump's conduct following the 2020 election, much of which has already been made public through news reports, findings from the House committee that investigated the Capitol riot or the indictment obtained by Smith in the case.

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