Former President Donald Trump said in court filings that he has “absolute immunity” against a lawsuit filed by Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), who alleged Trump bore responsibility in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Trump, via his lawyers in a filing (pdf), called on a federal judge to dismiss Swalwell’s lawsuit against him and argued statements that he made while he was president were beyond the reach of the court. “The claims against former President Trump directly contravene the absolute immunity conveyed on the President by the Constitution as a key principle of separation of powers,” his lawyer, Jesse Binnall, wrote in the filings. Swalwell in March filed a suit accusing Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani, and Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) of inciting protesters on Jan. 6. The Democratic lawmaker also alleged that they conspired to prevent Congress from certifying President Joe Biden as president. But Swalwell, according to Trump’s …