An unsettled contradiction at the heart of Trump’s immunity claim
by MSNBC
MSNBC— As Donald Trump’s lawyer, D. John Sauer, tried to convince the U.S. Supreme Court that his client should have immunity from prosecution, there was a phrase the defense attorney turned to on several occasions. “A former president,” Sauer said, “has permanent criminal immunity for his official acts, unless he was first impeached and convicted” in Congress. What if a president were to sell nuclear secrets to a foreign adversary? He or she “would have to be impeached and convicted first,” the...
The Independent—Supreme Court weighs Trump’s ‘presidential immunity’ claim. Here’s what that means. Former president is asking the Supreme Court to award him broad immunity from all criminal prosecution
CNN—Your questions about Trump’s immunity claim at the Supreme Court, answered. While New York’s criminal case against former President Donald Trump with regard to the 2016 election is progressing, the federal case against him for trying to overturn the 2020 election remains in limbo. The reason for the stalled trial is that Trump claims he should enjoy absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for anything related to his presidency. The US Supreme Court, after refusing to hear the claim on an expedited basis, took up the case after a lower court tore Trump’s immunity...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser—Key moments from Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s immunity claims. WASHINGTON >> There was talk of drone strikes and presidential bribes, of a potential ruling “for the ages” and of the Founding Fathers, too. The presidential race went unmentioned but was not far from mind.