The Supreme Courtroom on Thursday heard oral arguments on Trump’s presidential immunity declare in Jack Smith’s January 6 case in DC after a federal appeals court docket dominated Trump was not immune from prosecution.
Trump’s legal professionals beforehand argued that Trump is immune from federal prosecution for alleged ‘crimes’ dedicated whereas he served as US President.
At problem earlier than the Supreme Courtroom is whether or not a US President is immune from prison prosecution for official (not private) acts.
Conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh requested DOJ prosecutor Michael Dreeben (former Mueller goon) why Barack Obama was by no means charged for drone strikes against civilians.
“How about President Obama’s drone strikes?” Kavanaugh requested Michael Dreeben.
Dreeben defended Obama’s drone strikes that killed weddinggoers and harmless civilians.
“So the office of legal counsel looked at this very carefully and determined number one that the federal murder statute does apply to the Executive Branch, but the president wasn’t personally carrying out the strike, but the aiding and abetting laws are broad and determined that a public authority exception is built into statutes and that applied particularly to the murder statute that talks about unlawful killing did not apply to the drone strike,” Dreeben stated.
Dreeben may have saved a number of time and simply stated that Barack Obama has Democrat privilege.
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John Sauer, a Missouri-based legal professional for Trump, gave a gap assertion on Thursday and argued that Jack Smith’s indictment makes use of imprecise statutes to criminalize “core authority” of the presidency.
Sauer argued that immunity protects previous presidents reminiscent of George W. Bush and Barack Obama from being prosecuted for crimes they dedicated whereas in federal workplace.
He additionally introduced up Obama’s drone strikes towards civilians.
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