Sen. Chris Coons, D-Delaware, suggested Sunday that President Biden would respect the Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling on former President Trump’s immunity claim.
“I think there’s a big difference between former President Trump and President Biden in terms of respect for the rule of law, how they approach law enforcement and the justice system,” Coons said on “Fox News Sunday.”
The Delaware senator was responding to a question from “Fox News Sunday” anchor Shannon Bream, who asked Biden if he would accept the Supreme Court’s decision after Biden criticized the court’s decision on his student loan forgiveness proposal.
The Supreme Court is expected to rule this week on President Trump’s immunity claim, which he argues gives him immunity from charges that he conspired to overturn the 2020 election.
The argument delayed Trump’s criminal trial in Washington, D.C., but was rejected by lower courts. But oral arguments at the Supreme Court suggested there may be room for immunity for former presidents, though that may not fully satisfy Trump’s legal team.
It is not clear when a ruling will be made, but the Supreme Court is just days away from a self-imposed deadline by the justices to finish their ruling by the end of June.
“Former President Trump repeatedly attacked prosecutors, prosecutions, the judge, the jury and the entire trial process in a New York courtroom, resulting in him being subject to a gag order before ultimately being convicted of 34 felony counts by a jury of his peers,” Coons said, referring to Trump’s hush money trial.
The former president launched a series of attacks on the judge who presided over the case, Judge Juan Marchand, his family, and the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D), who brought the case. His comments were met with criticism from Judge Marchand. Issue a gag order It banned anyone from speaking about Marchan’s and Bragg’s families, the families of jurors, witnesses and any attorneys or staff.
Coons sought to compare it to Biden’s response to the federal conviction of his son, Hunter Biden, earlier this month. The president’s son was convicted in federal court of three felony counts of lying on federal forms about using drugs to illegally buy guns, making him the first child of a sitting president to be convicted.
“President Biden, we saw the evidence last week that his son was convicted in a court here in Wilmington, Delaware, and he has never attacked, criticized or questioned the judge, the prosecutor, the jury or the court process. In fact, he has said he will not use his pardon power,” Coons said.
Biden has ruled out commuting his son’s sentence, saying he will “agree” with the jury’s decision and will not grant a pardon.
