Trump's Presidential Immunity Claim Explained
January 9, 2024
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as posted by the channelIn this highlight, Trump's attorneys argued that Donald Trump can't be tried in a criminal court because he has "presidential immunity." They're wrong.
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- Trump and his lawyers claim the president cannot be charged after leaving office, which is untrue
- Former presidents can be charged for crimes committed while in office, as per legal precedent
- The Justice Department policy states that a sitting president cannot be indicted for crimes committed while in office, while everyone else in the executive branch, including the vice president, may be indicted.
- If the president is impeached by Congress and removed from office by the Senate, the Department of Justice can immediately indict the ex-president.
- The Supreme Court declined to expedite their ruling on presidential immunity, insisting that it go through the regular appeals process.
- The Circuit Court in Washington DC is commencing the hearing on Trump's argument for presidential immunity.
- Trump attends hearing to intimidate judges by eyeballing them and showing he knows who they are and where they live
- Trump's actions parallel legal precedents Nixon versus Fitzgerald and Clinton versus Jones
- The Supreme Court ruling allowed Paula Jones to depose Clinton while he was President.
- Ken Starr, the independent prosecutor, investigated the Whitewater scandal during Clinton's presidency.
- The sting operation involved asking Clinton about Monica Lewinsky during the Paula Jones deposition.
Presidents are not immune from criminal liability for acts committed during their term.
Presidents have absolute immunity from civil court for acts committed during their term.
- However, the Supreme Court ruled in Nixon v. Fitzgerald that presidents can be held criminally liable for authorized or unauthorized acts as president.
- Trump's lawyers are trying to delay the Georgia trial using the presidential immunity defense.
- Trump threatened to prosecute Joe Biden for similar actions
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