Official acts versus private? Justices weigh Trump's presidential immunity claims


by MSNBC

MSNBC— Former Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Catherine Christian, former prosecutor Charles Coleman and Princeton University professor Eddie Glaude weigh in on what makes an act official versus private following the Supreme Court hearing former President Trump's presidential immunity case.

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

MSNBC—Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to weigh Trump’s immunity claim despite recusal calls over Jan. 6. Many things about Donald Trump’s Supreme Court immunity appeal are incredible (in a bad way). There’s the alleged scheme that prompted the election subversion charges at issue. There’s the former president’s equally subversive bid to avoid those charges. There’s the high court’s leisurely scheduling of the appeal, which could function as its own form of immunity by preventing a pre-election trial. The list goes on. But when the justices take the bench Thursday morning for their last scheduled...

Gephardt Daily—Supreme Court weighs Trump’s immunity claims in election interference case. April 25 (UPI) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday heard oral arguments on former President Donald Trump‘s claims of presidential immunity from the election interference case against him. Much of the three-hour hearing focused on whether there is a distinction between official presidential acts and private conduct regarding Trump’s alleged attempts to overturn the […] The post Supreme Court weighs Trump’s immunity claims in election interference case first appeared on Gephardt Daily.