Trump Full Presidential Immunity? Law Expert Explains
Former President Donald Trump is in the midst of multiple legal battles, but everything could change if the Supreme Court rules that he has full presidential immunity. “The court is far more concerned about the presidency than it is about President Trump,” said National Review contributor Andrew McCarthy. Glenn Beck. “This is an important point […]
Turley Says SCOTUS Justices Are ‘Advancing Fairly Extreme Arguments’ In Immunity Case
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said the Supreme Court justices are “advancing fairly extreme arguments” relating to former President Donald Trump’s presidential immunity claim. The nine justices heard oral arguments regarding Trump’s claim he is entitled to “absolute immunity” relating to actions taken during his time in office Thursday. Turley argued in a […]
Justice Thomas can refute both Trump’s ‘immunity’ and a liberal media smear, too
As the Supreme Court’s most renowned originalist-textualist member, Justice Clarence Thomas has a chance in the case of Trump v. United States to definitively refute the liberal media’s claim that the court is just another realm of tawdry politics. The unfair media narrative is that at least five of the six Republican appointees on the […]
Eric Trump warns Biden could bump into charges for White House cocaine if SCOTUS rules against immunity
Eric Trump warned that if the Supreme Court ignores the president’s immunity, prosecutors could try to indict President Biden over last summer’s White House cocaine scandal. President Trump’s heir also warned that his father’s failure to obtain absolute immunity could open the floodgates to a wave of prosecutions against other presidents. “They’re probably going to […]
Eric Trump cautions that Bush and Obama could be investigated if Trump is not granted immunity
Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization Eric Trump, one of former President Donald Trump‘s sons, warned that if the Supreme Court does not issue his father immunity, prosecutors are “going to go after every single president.” On Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, Eric Trump said presidents should receive full immunity from […]
Graham predicts Supreme Court will send Trump presidential immunity case to lower courts
Sen. Lindsey Graham (RS.C.) predicted Sunday that the Supreme Court will send former President Trump’s immunity case back to lower courts. “Well, I think the courts will find that presidential privilege exists for President Trump, just like any other president, but you also have to fall within the qualifications of a president. What kind of […]
Justice Alito Presses Smith’s Team on Claim That Former Presidents Lack Immunity
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Justice Samuel Alito sparred with government lawyers Thursday during oral arguments, with a majority of Supreme Court justices saying President Donald Trump enjoys a level of immunity that lasts beyond his term. I sympathized with the arguments of former President Trump’s lawyer. Alito pressed government lawyer Michael Dreven on the government’s argument […]
Trump Attorney Says It Depends On ‘Circumstances’ If President Could ‘Stage A Coup’ With Immunity
Former President Donald Trump’s attorney Dean John Sauer argued on Thursday that a president might have criminal immunity for staging a coup after being presented with a hypothetical from a liberal justice. Sauer went before the Supreme Court to argue presidents should have constitutional immunity from prosecution for official acts conducted during their presidency. Supreme Court […]
Jonathan Turley Says Alvin Bragg Is Making Trump’s Immunity Case ‘For Him’
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Thursday that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg helped former President Donald Trump make his case for immunity. New York Judge Juan Merchan ordered Trump to attend the trial regarding a $130,000 payout to porn star Stormy Daniels, meaning he cannot attend the Supreme Court’s oral arguments on […]
A historic day at the Supreme Court: 6 things to know about Trump’s immunity argument
The Supreme Court appears poised to grant former President Trump at least some protection from criminal prosecution Thursday after hearing two hours of arguments from lawyers and prosecutors. Here are six things you need to know about the historic day in court. Judges were wary of blanket immunity claims Justices from both ideological camps expressed […]