{"id":2202126,"date":"2024-03-19T18:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T22:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-judges-assassinate-hoax-in-trump-immunity-trial-ripped\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T18:10:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T22:10:35","slug":"biden-judges-assassinate-hoax-in-trump-immunity-trial-ripped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-judges-assassinate-hoax-in-trump-immunity-trial-ripped\/","title":{"rendered":"Critique mounts over Biden-appointed judge&#8217;s &#8216;assassinate&#8217; rhetoric in Trump immunity case"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fbiden-judges-assassinate-hoax-in-trump-immunity-trial-ripped%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=2202126&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>Controversy Swirls Around Trump&#8217;s Immunity \u200cDebate in Supreme Court<\/h2>\n<p>An explosive\u2063 moment in the \u200clegal battle concerning <strong>former President Donald Trump&#8217;s immunity<\/strong> sparked\u2064 intense debate, as \u200ba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/malaysia-pm-says-chinas-geely-to-invest-10-billion-in-domestic-auto-hub-report\/\" title=\"China's Geely to invest  billion in Malaysia's auto hub, says PM.\">federal\u2062 judge&#8217;<\/a>s line of questioning led to backlash\u200b from prominent military figures. They\u200d claim \u200cthis is just the latest instance in a pattern of <strong>&#8220;anti-Trump hysteria&#8221;<\/strong> affecting both\u200c the \u2064judiciary and the press.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Judge Pan: Could a president who ordered\u200d SEAL Team 6 \u200bto assassinate a political\u2063 rival, who was not impeached, \u200cwould he be subject to\u2063 a criminal prosecution?<\/p>\n<p>John Sauer: If he were impeached and convicted first.<\/p>\n<p>Pan: So, your answer is no?<\/p>\n<p>Sauer: My answer is qualified \u2063yes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During what\u200d should have been\u200b a standard legal procedure, U.S. Appeals Judge Florence Pan, \u200da\u200c Biden appointee, posed a <strong>hypothetical \u200dscenario<\/strong> about \u2062presidential powers and criminal prosecution \u200dthat has sparked considerable discussion. \u200bTrump&#8217;s attorney, John Sauer, navigated the questioning with \u200dcaution, emphasizing that criminal prosecution would follow impeachment and conviction\u2064 by Congress.<\/p>\n<h3>Media Sparks and Misinterpretations<\/h3>\n<p>Compounding the controversy, the narrative spun by some \u2062outlets focused on \u2063a <strong>sensational interpretation<\/strong> of Trump&#8217;s defense,\u2064 suggesting insensitively that the \u200cpresident&#8217;s\u2062 powers\u200b could\u2064 stretch to the \u2064point of assassination without consequence. This interpretation has led to\u200d accusations \u200bof the media taking the discussion out of context.<\/p>\n<h3>Former\u2063 Military Leaders Enter the Fray<\/h3>\n<p>Three veteran military officials have\u200c entered the ring, submitting \u2063an <strong>amicus brief<\/strong> \u200cto the Supreme Court, slamming the question&#8217;s impertinence and \u2062perceived insult. Former Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie, \u200dretired \u2062Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, and retired Lt. Gen. William \u200cGerald \u2063&#8221;Jerry&#8221; Boykin provided\u200b powerful rebuttals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wilkie condemned\u200d the suggestion that soldiers would execute unlawful orders, stressing the military&#8217;s commitment to the Constitution.<\/li>\n<li>Kellogg, with experience alongside Trump, firmly stated\u2064 that such a directive would never be \u200bissued by the former president.<\/li>\n<li>Boykin reflected on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rhode-island-elections-a-look-at-the-democratic-favorite-and-republican-hoping-for-an-upset\/\" title=\"Rhode Island elections: Dems' top pick vs GOP's upset hopeful\">extensive military experience<\/a>, asserting the \u2064implausibility of servicemen following illegal orders, reminding the public of the necessity to uphold the military&#8217;s esteemed image.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The brief argued that\u2064 any \u200csuch unlawful \u2063order would be disregarded by \u200cthe armed forces, with the only historical exception being the \u200cnotorious &#8220;My \u2064Lai Massacre.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>The Supreme Court&#8217;s Decision Ahead<\/h3>\n<p>Following a ruling by the appeals court\u200c against Trump&#8217;s claim of immunity, \u2062the\u200d case has \u200dmoved to the Supreme Court. \u200cThe <strong>America First Policy Institute&#8217;s brief<\/strong> seeks to clarify that Trump&#8217;s legal \u2063team does not concur with Judge Pan&#8217;s hypothetical scenario and argues for \u2063the reversal or vacation of the \u2062lower court&#8217;s decision if it was influenced by the contentious line of questioning.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062brief emphasizes:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>&#8220;A president cannot order an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-star-army-general-suspended-over-tweet-mocking-jill-biden\/\" title=\"3-Star Army General Suspended Over Tweet Mocking Jill Biden\">elite military unit<\/a> to kill a political rival, and the members of the\u200b military \u200care required\u200b not to carry out such an unlawful order; it would \u200bbe a crime to\u200b do so.\u2064 To the extent \u200cthat the judgment of the Court of Appeals was based on a contrary understanding,\u2063 the judgment should be vacated or reversed,&#8221;<\/strong> the brief \u200bconcluded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the nation watches, \u200cthe implications\u200b of this case could have a profound impact on the interpretation \u2062of presidential powers and the accountability of those in the\u200d highest \u2063offices. The\u200c Supreme Court&#8217;s forthcoming ruling will no doubt be \u200ba significant moment in\u2063 U.S. legal and political history.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay informed on \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-randomly-makes-up-story-about-being-born-in-same-hospital-his-grandfather-died-at-weeks-prior\/\" title=\"Biden Randomly Makes Up Story About Being Born in Same Hospital His Grandfather Died at Weeks Prior\">latest political insights<\/a> \u2063and happenings with WASHINGTON SECRETS.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former military leaders criticize a federal judge&#8217;s contentious questioning in Trump&#8217;s Supreme Court immunity case, alleging widespread &#8216;anti-Trump hysteria&#8217; in courts and media. 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