{"id":2169603,"date":"2024-02-06T18:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T23:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-presidential-immunity-denial-not-what-our-founders-wanted\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T18:13:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T23:13:46","slug":"trump-slams-presidential-immunity-denial-not-what-our-founders-wanted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-presidential-immunity-denial-not-what-our-founders-wanted\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump criticizes denial of presidential immunity: &#8216;Goes against founders&#8217; intentions"},"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\">20<\/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-slams-presidential-immunity-denial-not-what-our-founders-wanted%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=2169603&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>Former President Donald Trump\u200c Slams\u2063 Presidential Immunity \u200bRuling<\/h2>\n<p>Former President \u200cDonald Trump\u2064 expressed his strong disapproval of a recent ruling on presidential immunity, which\u200b stated that \u200bhe could not invoke \u200dthis privilege in relation to charges regarding\u200d his alleged efforts to undermine the results of the\u200c 2020 presidential\u2063 election.<\/p>\n<p>Trump passionately argued\u200d that\u2063 the \u2063ruling goes against\u2062 the intentions of the country&#8217;s founders and undermines the power and\u2062 prestige of the presidency. He\u2064 took to \u2062Truth \u2064Social to voice his concerns, stating, &#8220;Without Presidential Immunity, the\u200d Presidency\u2064 will lose \u2063its power and prestige,\u2062 and \u200bunder some Leaders, \u2063have no \u2063power at all. \u200bThe Presidency will be consumed by the \u200bother \u200bBranches of Government. THAT IS\u2064 NOT WHAT \u2064OUR FOUNDERS\u2062 WANTED!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064ruling was made by a \u200cthree-judge panel on the United States Court of Appeals for \u2064the District of Columbia Circuit. They unanimously concluded that Trump cannot claim presidential \u2062immunity in the four-count indictment, \u200bas it would place him outside the scope of the three branches of government. The court emphasized that the office of the\u200c Presidency should not grant\u200b its former\u200c occupants immunity from \u200dthe law indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p>This ruling contradicts Trump&#8217;s previous argument\u2062 during\u200d his second impeachment trial, where \u2064his legal team \u2064asserted that presidents are immune \u2064from criminal prosecution for actions \u2062taken in office unless they are first impeached\u200c and convicted. The judges noted \u2063this inconsistency and suggested that\u2064 it may have influenced the senators&#8217; decision to\u2064 acquit Trump, as they believed the Senate \u2063lacked\u200d the power to convict a former president.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s presidential campaign spokesman, Steven Cheung, raised concerns about the implications of denying \u2063immunity to Trump, stating that it could set a precedent where every\u200c future president leaving office would\u200d be immediately indicted by the opposing party. Cheung argued that without\u200d complete immunity,\u2062 a \u2062President \u2064of the United\u200c States\u200b would not be able to effectively carry out \u200ctheir duties.<\/p>\n<p>The case may now be appealed to the \u200dSupreme Court, or Trump&#8217;s legal team could\u2062 request a review by the full circuit \u200dcourt. However, any further appeals \u2062will prolong the \u200dtrial, \u200cwhich was \u2064initially scheduled for March but has \u2062been delayed until the immunity \u2063issue is resolved. Trump&#8217;s legal team\u2064 has until Monday to file an\u2062 appeal.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How do\u2064 legal experts \u2063argue that the court&#8217;s \u2064decision on presidential immunity aligns with\u200b established constitutional principles?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ige of the\u200c presidential office. \u2062In\u2063 a \u2062statement released \u2063through \u2062his spokesperson, Trump criticized the court&#8217;s decision, calling it a &#8220;witch hunt&#8221; \u2063and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inspector-general-closes-ethics-probe-into-elaine-chao-angering-dems\/\" title=\"Inspector General Closes Ethics Probe Into Elaine Chao, Angering Dems\">politically motivated attack<\/a> on \u200chis presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling came as \u200ba \u2063result of a lawsuit filed\u2064 against Trump by several individuals claiming \u2064that he had violated their constitutional rights\u2064 by trying to\u200c overturn the election results. The court ruled that \u200dpresidential\u2063 immunity does not extend to actions \u200ctaken with the intent to undermine the democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, however, vehemently \u2062disagreed\u200b with the court&#8217;s interpretation of \u200dpresidential\u2063 immunity. He\u2062 argued that as\u200d the President of the United States, he\u2063 was\u200d granted certain powers and privileges that should shield him from legal scrutiny, especially when it comes to matters\u200d relating\u200d to the\u200b execution of\u200c his official duties.<\/p>\n<p>According \u200bto \u2064Trump, the ruling sets a dangerous precedent by subjecting future presidents to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/solomon-was-indicting-trump-in-florida-a-political-maneuver\/\" title=\"Did indicting Trump in Florida have political motives?\">potential legal battles<\/a>\u200c and\u200b distractions\u2062 that could hinder \u200ctheir ability to govern effectively.\u2064 He warned\u200b that it could open the floodgates for politically motivated lawsuits aimed at undermining the legitimacy of \u2062future administrations.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Trump believes\u2062 that the \u200druling is \u2063a direct attack on his\u200d presidency and an attempt to delegitimize his efforts to challenge the \u2063election results. He has\u2062 consistently claimed that the election was riddled with \u2063fraud and\u200c irregularities, and has sought legal remedies to prove \u2064his case. The\u200b court&#8217;s ruling, in his eyes, is another attempt by his\u200b opponents to silence \u200dhim and prevent him from challenging\u200d the \u2062integrity of the electoral process.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump&#8217;s criticism of \u2062the ruling may resonate with his\u2063 loyal supporters, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legal-experts-break-down-flaws-in-trump-indictment\/\" title=\"Legal Experts Break Down Flaws in Trump Indictment\">legal experts argue<\/a> that the court&#8217;s decision is in line with established constitutional principles. They contend that presidential immunity should not shield a president from \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-sues-irs-cries-that-whistleblowers-sought-to-embarrass-him-using-tax-returns\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden sues IRS, claims whistleblowers aimed to shame him with tax returns.\">facing\u2064 legal consequences<\/a> for actions that undermine the democratic process or violate the rights of \u200dindividuals.<\/p>\n<p>The concept\u200b of presidential immunity \u2062has\u200d always been a topic of \u200cdebate and \u2064interpretation. Its purpose is to protect\u200c the president from frivolous lawsuits \u2063and unnecessary distractions\u200c that could hinder their ability to fulfill\u2064 their\u200b duties. However, it should not be interpreted as a shield for actions\u2063 that \u200cpotentially undermine the \u200cvery \u2063foundations of \u2064democracy.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200b conclusion, \u200dthe recent \u2063ruling on presidential immunity has ignited a fierce\u2063 debate, with \u200cformer President Donald Trump expressing his \u2062strong \u200bdisapproval. Trump believes that the ruling goes against the intentions of\u200c the \u2064country&#8217;s founders\u200b and undermines the power and\u2062 prestige of \u200cthe presidential office. On the\u2063 other hand, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-imposes-gag-order-in-trumps-ny-civil-fraud-trial-after-former-president-posts-about-court-clerk\/\" title=\"Judge orders silence in Trump's NY fraud trial after he mentions court clerk.\">legal \u2064experts argue<\/a> \u200bthat the ruling is a necessary safeguard against actions that undermine the democratic process. This debate exemplifies the\u2064 ongoing tension between the need for accountability and the desire to protect\u2064 the president from\u200d unnecessary\u200b legal battles. As the \u200cnation continues to grapple with\u2063 the aftermath \u200bof the 2020 presidential election, the question\u200d of\u200c presidential \u2062immunity will\u2062 remain a contentious\u200c issue for future administrations to navigate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Its power and prestige when subjected to legal scrutiny. He expressed disappointment with the court&#8217;s decision, arguing that it goes against the intentions of the country&#8217;s founders. Trump&#8217;s ability to claim presidential immunity was denied by the appeals court, leaving him vulnerable to charges regarding his alleged attempts to undermine the election outcome<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2643,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2169603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2169603","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\/2643"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2169603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2169603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2169603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2169603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2169603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}