SCOTUS hears Trump's immunity case.
from Tangle
by Isaac Saul
Published: Mon Apr 29 2024
Show Notes
Trump's immunity case. On Thursday, the Supreme Court heard oralarguments in Trump v. United States. During arguments, the court appearedready to side at least partially with former President Donald Trump's lawyers, who argued he has absolute immunity from criminal charges for acts taken in his official capacity as president.
Reminder: The case stems from Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into Trump for alleged attempts to overturn the 2020election. As part of his defense against those federal charges, Trump hasargued that he cannot be prosecuted for actions that were part of his responsibilities as president nor for actions he was already impeached for but not convicted of. A federal appeals court rejectedthose arguments, and Trump appealed the case to the Supreme Court.
We've covered this case hereand here.
Youcan read today's podcast here, our “Under the Radar” story hereand today’s “Have a nice day” storyhere.
You can watch our latest video, Isaac's interview with former Congressman Ken Buck (CO-04) here.
Wejust released the next episode of our new podcast series, The Undecideds. In episode 2, our undecided voters primarily talk about Trump’s legal troubles. How do they feel about his alleged crimes? How would him being convicted - or exonerated - change the way they vote? What about his claims he should have immunity as president? You’ll hear how they consider these major themes of the race, and also what they made of Haley dropping out and Biden’s State of the Union Address. You can listen to Episode 2 here.
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