Justice Jackson suggests Trump claims risk turning Oval Office into ‘seat of criminality’


by Drudge Report

Drudge Report— Justice Jackson: Oval Office Could Turn Into 'Seat of Criminality' (First column, 4th story, link) Related stories:THE BIG DELAY: Supreme Court poised to allow Trump Sedition trial, but not immediatelyClashing viewsTrump's three appointees DO NOT recuseMcConnell argues against absolute presidential immunity

CNN—Justice Jackson warns of Oval Office ‘crime center’ at immunity hearing. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson raised concerns about granting the president absolute immunity, suggesting it could foster criminal activity in the Oval Office. She questioned Trump’s lawyer, D. John Sauer, on why presidents should not be required to follow the law when acting in their official capacity.

The Independent—Stuck in court, Trump turns his criminal trial into his campaign. Former president’s campaign of retribution slams into an exhausting trial he can’t get out of, Alex Woodward reports from New York

The Hill—Supreme Court justices skeptical of sweeping immunity claims by Trump. Justices on the Supreme Court voiced skepticism Thursday to assertions from former President Trump’s attorneys that presidential immunity could extend to an attempted coup or the assassin