‘If I don’t get immunity, then…’: Donald Trump warns US President of prosecution if charges against him stand
AP. Donald Trump'sattorneys presented arguments that presidents have immunity from prosecution for official business. To a panel of three federal judges, Trump's lawyers said, “It’s the opening of a Pandora’s box and it’s a very, very sad thing that’s happened with this whole situation." Trump pointed out that during Obama administration drone strikes in the Middle East, a US citizen was killed who was identified as a leader of the terrorist group al-Qaida and that man's 16-year-old son is also a US citizen.
George W. Bush was accused of providing false information that led to the Iraq War. The arguments presented by Trump's attorneys related to the federal charges that Trump faces raised new constitutional issues that could only be settled at the US Supreme Court only.
Trump's cases mark the first criminal prosecutions of a former president for attempting to overturn the 2020 election results . Trump's campaign portrays the charges as politically motivated attacks from Biden. Legal experts were skeptical that permitting such charges would lead to prosecutions of several ex-presidents Trump warned, “That will be bedlam in the country" if the prosecution continues, reported AP.
In an interview,Trump's attorney, Will Scharf said in an interview, "The president is exactly right that if this prosecution is allowed to stand, no presidency in the future will ever be safe," reported AP. A law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Claire Finkelstein said, “You would think that somebody running for the presidency would not be trying to claim that they're immune to the criminal process but would be reassuring voters that he's following the law," reported AP. In a social media post on Truth Social, Trump on Monday stated,
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