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To: MtnClimber

Since a president can be impeached for a crime committed while in office, I very much doubt Trump would have presidential immunity for acts that aren’t 100% official.

There is no valid January 6th case that can be made against Trump from what I’ve read. If the Democrats had a valid case, it would have been made during the second impeachment trial.


5 posted on 12/29/2023 5:46:03 PM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: Brian Griffin

>> Since a president can be impeached for a crime committed while in office, I very much doubt Trump would have presidential immunity for acts that aren’t 100% official.

This Federalist article is the best writing I have come across on the subject. Mr. Scharf reasons persuasively that President Trump very well does have immunity.

Will Scharf is no lightweight pundit, either. Here’s his bio at the end of the article:

“Will Scharf is a former federal prosecutor, who also worked on the confirmations of Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. He is currently a Republican candidate for Missouri Attorney General.”

https://thefederalist.com/2023/10/06/why-trumps-presidential-immunity-defense-may-just-lead-to-an-election-indictment-dismissal/

See what you think. Arguments such as Scharf’s make Jack Smith nervous.

FRegards


14 posted on 12/29/2023 6:06:00 PM PST by Nervous Tick ("First the Saturday people, then the Sunday people...": ISLAM is the problem!)
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