A federal judge rejected former President Trump’s argument that he was immune in his criminal case for 2020 election subversion, while also denying other constitutional defenses. “Whatever immunities a sitting President may enjoy, the United States has only one Chief Executive at a time, and that position does not confer a lifelong ‘get-out-of-jail-free’…
Former President Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution for election subversion in 2020 was rejected by a federal judge on Friday, along with other legal defenses. Whatever privileges a President may have while in office, the United States just has one Chief Executive at any given time, and that position does not entitle the citizen to “get out of jail, get out, complimentary” for the rest of their life. Former President Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution for election subversion in 2020 was rejected by a federal judge on Friday, along with various legal defenses. Whatever privileges a President may have while in office, the United States just has one Chief Executive at any given time, and that position does not entitle the citizen to “get out of jail, get out, free” for the rest of their life.
A federal judge rejected former President Trump’s argument that he was immune in his criminal case for 2020 election subversion, while also denying other constitutional defenses. “Whatever immunities a sitting President may enjoy, the United States has only one Chief Executive at a time, and that position does not confer a lifelong ‘get-out-of-jail-free’…