{"id":2202183,"date":"2024-03-19T19:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T23:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tells-supreme-court-prosecuting-him-is-de-facto-blackmail-for-future-presidents\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T19:17:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T23:17:41","slug":"trump-tells-supreme-court-prosecuting-him-is-de-facto-blackmail-for-future-presidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tells-supreme-court-prosecuting-him-is-de-facto-blackmail-for-future-presidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump argues to the Supreme Court that prosecuting a former president amounts to &#8216;virtual blackmail&#8217; for successors"},"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\">34<\/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-tells-supreme-court-prosecuting-him-is-de-facto-blackmail-for-future-presidents%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=2202183&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>A Critical Moment for Presidential Immunity: Trump&#8217;s Supreme Court Battle<\/h2>\n<p>In a pivotal submission to <strong>the Supreme Court<\/strong>, <strong>Donald Trump&#8217;s legal counselors<\/strong> have \u2064issued a stark warning: holding a former president accountable for actions taken \u200bwhile in power could set a\u200b dangerous precedent \u200cof <strong>\u201cde facto blackmail\u201d<\/strong> against future office holders. This high-stakes claim is part \u200dof a larger argument advocating for the dismissal of special counsel Jack Smith&#8217;s case against Trump based on the claim of presidential immunity.<\/p>\n<h3>Why Trump&#8217;s Legal Team Sees Immunity as Crucial<\/h3>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s defense implores the Court to recognize that without immunity, the presidency&#8217;s essential \u200cindependence \u200cis at risk. They argue that the possibility of criminal prosecution for official acts after leaving office would severely impair a President\u2019s capability to\u2064 govern and leave them vulnerable to politically motivated legal challenges.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe President cannot function, and the Presidency itself cannot retain its vital independence, if the President faces criminal prosecution for official acts once he leaves office,\u201d Trump\u2019s attorneys contend.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>The Supreme Court&#8217;s Deliberation\u200b on Presidential Acts<\/h3>\n<p>The case before the Supreme Court scrutinizes whether\u2063 there is an implied immunity within the Constitution\u2063 safeguarding Trump from\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-was-donald-trump-cleared-of-all-charges-in-the-new-york-tax-investigation\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Was Donald Trump Cleared Of All Charges In The New York Tax Investigation?\">criminal charges related<\/a>\u200b to his supposed efforts to disrupt the 2020 election result and obstruction of its certification. Previous rulings by lower courts have dismissed Trump\u2019s expansive immunity claims.<\/p>\n<h3>Arguments Beyond \u2064the Courtroom<\/h3>\n<p>Amid heated\u200d debates,\u200b Trump&#8217;s attorneys maintain that all \u2064actions mentioned in Smith\u2019s indictment \u200bwere within the scope\u2062 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-requests-georgia-judge-to-drop-election-interference-case-over-presidential-immunity\/\" title=\"Trump asks Georgia judge to dismiss election interference case citing presidential immunity\">official presidential duties<\/a>. They highlight the severe implications that dispensing with\u2062 criminal immunity could have, such as subjecting presidents\u2063 to potential <strong>blackmail and post-term legal warfare<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cA denial of criminal immunity would incapacitate every future President with de facto\u2062 blackmail and extortion while in office,\u201d they claimed,\u2064 also\u2064 citing constitutional protections borne of the\u200c Executive Vesting Clause and the\u200b separation of powers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The discourse around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-cites-obama-in-defense-of-his-actions-in-office-and-presidential-immunity-he-meant-well\/\" title=\"Trump defends his actions and presidential immunity, citing Obama's intentions\">presidential immunity reached<\/a> a peak when D. John Sauer, one of Trump&#8217;s lawyers, shockingly suggested at an earlier appeal that a president could theoretically avoid\u200d facing charges for gravely illegal acts such as orchestrating an assassination \u2064through military personnel.<\/p>\n<h3>Support from Past Figures and an Impending \u200cDecision<\/h3>\n<p>Trump has garnered backing from prominent ex-attorneys general, with peculiar arguments laid out in support \u200bof either his immunity plea or \u200cquestioning\u200d the legality of the special counsel&#8217;s appointment.<\/p>\n<p>April \u200b25th is set for the oral arguments on\u2062 Trump&#8217;s immunity\u200d claim, \u200dwith a\u200b decision anticipated soon thereafter. Legal analysts predict vast implications, potentially <strong>dismissing the case entirely or reigniting it<\/strong> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-biden-is-shaping-the-federal-judiciary\/\" title=\"How Biden Is Shaping the Federal Judiciary\">district court level<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Should the Supreme \u200bCourt side with Trump, he\u2062 would see the allegations dropped. \u2064Otherwise, a trial could quickly\u2063 follow an opposing ruling. As\u2063 the legal community\u2063 awaits Smith&#8217;s rebuttal and the Court&#8217;s ultimate judgment, the implications for\u2064 the scope of presidential power and the rule of law\u2064 hang in \u2062the balance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s legal team cautioned the Supreme Court that prosecuting him for his presidential conduct risks setting a precedent of &#8216;de facto blackmail&#8217; for future presidents. 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