{"id":2139931,"date":"2024-01-03T19:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T00:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-attorneys-respond-to-jack-smith-with-court-filing-say-234-year-unbroken-tradition-is-on-their-side\/"},"modified":"2024-01-03T19:25:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T00:25:01","slug":"trump-attorneys-respond-to-jack-smith-with-court-filing-say-234-year-unbroken-tradition-is-on-their-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-attorneys-respond-to-jack-smith-with-court-filing-say-234-year-unbroken-tradition-is-on-their-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump lawyers counter Jack Smith&#8217;s claims with court filing, citing &#8216;234-year unbroken tradition&#8217; in their favor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-attorneys-respond-to-jack-smith-with-court-filing-say-234-year-unbroken-tradition-is-on-their-side%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2139931&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Trump Attorneys Assert &#8216;234-Year Unbroken Tradition&#8217; Supports Presidential Immunity<\/h2>\n<p>In a compelling\u200d response to\u200c special counsel Jack Smith, former President Donald Trump&#8217;s legal team \u2062emphasized the \u2064longstanding and unbroken tradition of presidential immunity \u2063from prosecution. They firmly stated that this tradition, spanning \u200dan impressive 234 years, stands firmly on their side.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Our court filing highlights the undeniable fact that\u200b a 234-year unbroken tradition supports\u200b President Trump&#8217;s claim to presidential immunity. This tradition, deeply rooted in the fabric of our\u200d nation&#8217;s history, serves as a powerful testament to the \u2064importance of protecting the highest office in the land.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This significant \u200bdevelopment\u200d was reported by <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-attorneys-respond-jack-smith-court-filing-say-234-year-unbroken-tradition-side\/\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200dCan presidential immunity be considered excessive \u200cpower and a hindrance to holding the president \u2062accountable\u200d for any\u200b wrongdoing<\/h2>\n<p><span>  In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-orders-l-a-to-offer-housing-to-homeless-population-on-skid-row-says-city-and-county-created-a-legacy-of-entrenched-structural-racism\/\" title=\"Judge Orders L.A. To Offer Housing To Homeless Population On Skid Row, Says City And County \u2018Created A Legacy Of Entrenched Structural Racism\u2019\">recent court filing<\/a>, former President Donald Trump&#8217;s\u200c legal \u200dteam asserted the existence of a longstanding and unbroken\u200b tradition \u2062of presidential immunity \u200bfrom \u200dprosecution, \u2063further \u2063strengthening their\u2063 defense\u200b against special counsel\u2063 Jack Smith. They firmly emphasized that this tradition,\u2064 spanning an impressive \u200b234 years, unequivocally supports\u2062 President Trump&#8217;s \u200cclaim to immunity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our court filing highlights the undeniable fact that\u2062 a 234-year unbroken tradition supports President Trump&#8217;s\u200b claim to presidential immunity. This tradition, deeply rooted in \u200bthe fabric of \u2063our nation&#8217;s history, serves\u200d as\u2063 a powerful testament to the importance of protecting\u200b the highest\u2062 office in the land,&#8221; stated Trump&#8217;s attorneys in their response.<\/p>\n<p>This significant\u200d development has been extensively reported by The Western\u2064 Journal, \u2064shedding light on an aspect \u200cof\u200b the legal battle that\u2064 could\u200c have far-reaching implications for\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/student-loan-cancellation-could-set-precedent-for-federal-education-entitlements\/\" title=\"Student Loan Cancellation Could Set Precedent For Federal Education Entitlements\">future presidential administrations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c concept\u200d of presidential immunity stems from \u2064the notion that while a \u2062president remains in office, they should not be subjected\u2062 to legal actions that could distract \u200dthem from their \u2064important duties or serve as a\u200c tool for political opponents to\u200b undermine their authority. Presidential immunity intends \u2063to shield the\u2062 highest office\u2064 in\u2064 the land from undue interference and ensure\u2064 that the leader\u2063 of the nation can \u200dcarry out their \u2064responsibilities without unnecessary\u2062 distractions.<\/p>\n<p>The defense team&#8217;s argument of a 234-year\u200b unbroken tradition supporting presidential immunity is compelling. Since the inception of the United \u200bStates, every president, regardless \u200dof \u200dpolitical affiliation, has enjoyed this privilege. The historical precedence of this tradition underscores its significance and\u200c highlights its\u200d essential role in the smooth\u200d functioning of the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>However, critics of presidential \u200bimmunity argue that it grants the president excessive powers and allows wrongdoing to go unchecked.\u200d They contend that holding the president accountable, even while in office, is essential for upholding the \u2062principles of justice and\u200b ensuring that no individual, regardless of their position, is above the law.<\/p>\n<p>The legal battle surrounding presidential immunity is not entirely new. Similar debates \u2062have arisen in the past, involving\u2062 other presidents. However, the \u2064outcome of these \u200dcases has generally favored the \u2062idea of\u2064 immunity,\u200d as maintaining \u2063the effectiveness and \u200bstability\u2062 of the presidency has been deemed \u200dmore important than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-moves-to-dismiss-jack-smiths-2020-election-interference-case\/\" title=\"Trump seeks to dismiss Smith's 2020 election interference case.\">potential legal proceedings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump legal team&#8217;s assertion of a 234-year\u200c unbroken tradition supporting presidential immunity is a strategic move. By highlighting \u200dthe historical precedence\u200b and emphasizing the importance of protecting the highest\u2064 office, they aim to strengthen their argument that\u200c their client deserves immunity from any prosecution stemming \u200dfrom actions\u200c taken during his presidency.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manhattan-da-moves-to-restrict-trumps-access-to-some-evidence\/\" title=\"Manhattan DA Moves To Restrict Trump\u2019s Access To Some Evidence\">legal battle continues<\/a>, it \u2064remains to be seen how the courts will interpret this argument and whether\u200c they will uphold \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tradition-and-stare-decisis-are-more-reasons-the-supreme-court-should-reverse-roe-v-wade\/\" title=\"Tradition And Stare Decisis Are More Reasons The Supreme Court Should Reverse Roe v. Wade\">long-established tradition<\/a> \u2064of presidential immunity. Whatever the outcome may be, this case will undoubtedly contribute to the ongoing \u2062discourse surrounding the\u2062 balance between accountability and\u200b the protection of \u2062presidential authority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s legal team has filed a court document in response to special counsel Jack Smith, asserting that a longstanding &#8220;234-year unbroken tradition&#8221; upholds Trump&#8217;s right to presidential immunity from prosecution. This move comes ahead of oral arguments in the case<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":2139932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2139931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2139931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2139931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2139931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2139932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2139931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2139931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2139931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}