Conservative Judge Luttig: American voters ‘do not care’ about Trump’s misdeeds
Retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig, a longtime conservative jurist and vocal opponent of the former president, said American voters are unfazed by President-elect Trump's various misdeeds. “American voters don't care who is in the White House as individuals,” Luttig said Wednesday night during a panel discussion hosted by the Rule of Law Institute. ”In […]
Retired judge Luttig backs Biden's constitutional amendment on immunity
Former federal judge J. Michael Luttig said Monday he supports President Biden’s proposal to amend the Constitution to counter recent Supreme Court decisions that give former presidents broad immunity from criminal prosecution for actions while in office. The amendment would partially overturn the landmark immunity ruling by clarifying that former presidents do not enjoy immunity […]
Luttig: Trump, other presidents now 'above the law'
Former federal judge J. Michael Luttig said former President Trump and other U.S. presidents can be considered “above the law” after the Supreme Court ruled Monday that core presidential powers are immune from prosecution. “We can never again say in America that no one is above the law,” said Luttig, a longtime conservative judge on […]
Luttig on Trump’s ‘vicious’ attacks against judges: No one with power has ‘addressed it’
Former federal judge J. Michael Luttig condemned former President Trump’s attacks on judges in the case, arguing that nothing will change because those in power aren’t actually “dealing with it.” “From the moment a former president first launched vicious attacks on federal courts, state courts and individual judges, his goal was to protect those courts,” […]