{"id":2286282,"date":"2024-06-30T20:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T00:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-argues-us-presidents-need-immunity-to-do-their-job-washington-examiner-2\/"},"modified":"2024-06-30T20:19:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T00:19:34","slug":"jd-vance-argues-us-presidents-need-immunity-to-do-their-job-washington-examiner-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-argues-us-presidents-need-immunity-to-do-their-job-washington-examiner-2\/","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance contends that US presidents require immunity to effectively perform their duties, according to the Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/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%2Fjd-vance-argues-us-presidents-need-immunity-to-do-their-job-washington-examiner-2%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=2286282&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--><p>Senator\u2063 J.D. Vance argued that U.S. presidents need immunity to effectively perform their presidential duties. The issue has garnered attention as the Supreme LINK\u2063 Court prepares to\u2062 decide on\u2063 presidential immunity,\u200b which could benefit former President Donald Trump\u200b amidst his legal problems.\u2062 Vance believes that just as other officials such as police and judges have some level of immunity, the \u200csame should apply to presidents to ensure they can execute their responsibilities without fear\u2063 of prosecution. He warned that prosecuting former presidents could damage the U.S. Constitutional tradition and \u200dopposed the \u2064idea of\u200d using the justice \u2062system as a political weapon.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) contended that presidents of the United States need to have immunity if they wish to properly carry out their presidential duties.<\/p>\n<p>The topic of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3051399\/how-supreme-court-could-rule-trump-immunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"presidential immunity\">presidential immunity<\/a> has become contentious ahead of an anticipated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Supreme Court<\/a> decision on the matter, which could throw former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> a lifeline amid his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-day-dinner-trump-embraces-legal-troubles-with-walk-up-song-in-iowa\/\" title=\"Trump embraces legal troubles with walk-up song at Lincoln Day Dinner in Iowa.\">numerous legal battles<\/a>. When asked if he believed presidents ought to receive presidential immunity, Vance argued that other people in positions of power enjoy &ldquo;some immunity,&rdquo; and that this ought to apply to the role of president, as well.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know that the president has to have immunity to do his job,&rdquo; Vance told <em>Face the Nation<\/em>. &ldquo;Should Barack Obama be prosecuted for droning American citizens in Yemen? There are so many examples of presidents, Democrats and Republicans, who would not be able to discharge their duties if the Supreme Court does not recognize some broad element of presidential discretion. I&rsquo;m very confident that they&rsquo;re going to be able to do that, and I&rsquo;m very confident that the fundamental principle here is that the president has to be able to do his job. In the same way that police officers, judges, prosecutors enjoy some immunity, that principle has to apply to the president, too.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance continued that U.S. presidents seeking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>jail<\/a> previous presidents would lead to the &ldquo;unraveling&rdquo; of the U.S. Constitutional tradition, and that nobody should be in support of such weaponization of justice.<\/p>\n<p>The Ohio senator was also asked if he would be interested in pursuing criminal charges against President Joe Biden in a hypothetical Trump-Vance presidency. Vance contended that such a duty would be up to the attorney general. He also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-argues-us-presidents-need-immunity-to-do-their-job-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"JD Vance contends that US presidents require immunity to effectively perform their duties, according to the Washington Examiner\">rebuffed people warning<\/a> that Trump could weaponize the law against his opponents, claiming that Biden is already doing this against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) stated that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3055922\/biden-hope-pray-presidential-immunity-border-policy-lindsey-graham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Biden should &ldquo;pray&rdquo; that the Supreme Court decides in favor of presidential immunity<\/a>, arguing that the current president could otherwise be prosecuted for his &ldquo;reckless&rdquo; handling of the southern border. Similarly, Eric Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/2982278\/eric-trump-bush-obama-could-investigated-trump-not-granted-immunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>cautioned that former Presidents Barack Obama and George Bush could be investigated<\/a> if his father is not granted presidential immunity.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vance&rsquo;s support for Trump&rsquo;s argument on presidential immunity comes as he is rumored to be on Trump&rsquo;s shortlist for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-considering-kristi-noem-as-running-mate-i-think-shes-fantastic\/\" title=\"Trump thinks Kristi Noem would make a fantastic running mate.\">potential vice presidential candidates<\/a>. The Ohio senator has stated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3060217\/jd-vance-disappointed-not-asked-rump-vp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>he would &ldquo;certainly&rdquo; be disappointed<\/a> if he is not selected for the job.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3058882\/trump-loves-primetime-central-casting-vp-tiana-lowe-doescher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Other rumored candidates<\/a> for Trump&rsquo;s vice president include Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) argued that U.S. presidents require immunity to effectively perform their duties. 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