Former President Trump asked for presidential immunity in a Truth Social post on Saturday, before the upcoming Supreme Court arguments. There will be arguments at the Supreme Court next week. Regarding his immunity claim in his federal election interference case, Trump made a plea for immunity.
The former president stated on his Truth Social account Saturday morning that if immunity is not given to a president, every president leaving office will immediately be indicted by the opposing party. He also said that without complete immunity, a president of the United States would not be able to function properly. posted A judge in a separate case Trump is involved in said earlier this week that he could not attend the oral arguments over his presidential immunity claim at the Supreme Court.
Following this, a New York judge overseeing Trump’s hush money case blocked him from attending next Thursday’s arguments at the Supreme Court, as New York state law does not allow a defendant to skip any part of their trial without express permission from the judge.
The New York judge overseeing Trump’s hush money case has made a move blocking Trump from attending next Thursday’s arguments at the Supreme Court, since New York state law does not allow a defendant to skip any part of their trial unless they receive express permission from the judge to do so.
A group of retired four-star generals, admirals, and other former military leaders filed a Supreme Court amicus brief earlier expressing their opposition to the former president’s immunity claims in criminal cases. They stated that Trump’s claims would threaten the military’s role in American society, the nation’s constitutional order, and national security. month In the brief, the group of former military leaders said that the notion of presidential immunity threatens to jeopardize the nation’s security and international leadership, especially during times when anti-democratic, authoritarian regimes are on the rise worldwide.
The notion of presidential immunity, both in general and concerning the potential negation of election results, is seen as a threat to the nation’s security and international leadership, according to a Supreme Court amicus brief filed by a group of retired military leaders.
