In a series of posts, former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Saturday to speak about his presidential immunity claim just days before the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments over the issue.
The former president has sought to use the presidential immunity defense to shield himself from a plethora of criminal and civil challenges. Most notably, Trump, the presumed 2024 GOP presidential nominee, has sought the defense in his federal election interference case surrounding the events that led to the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, that was brought by Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel Jack Smith.
The former president was charged in August with four federal felony counts: conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding; obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding; and conspiracy against rights. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him and claims that the indictment is politically motivated.
In total, Trump is facing four criminal indictments, both on the state and federal level. He has maintained his innocence in all cases.
Newsweek has reached out to Smith’s office via online form for comment.
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On Thursday, the Supreme Court justices will hear oral arguments to rule whether or not presidential immunity protects Trump from facing criminal charges for actions he took while in office.
Meanwhile, Trump took to Truth Social, his social media platform, where he focused on his presidential immunity claim, often taking aim at President Joe Biden, on Saturday.
“IF THEY TAKE AWAY MY PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY, THEY TAKE AWAY CROOKED JOE BIDEN’S PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY,” he wrote in all caps.
In a separate all caps post, the former president added: “WITHOUT PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY, IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR A PRESIDENT TO PROPERLY FUNCTION, PUTTING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN GREAT AND EVERLASTING DANGER!”
Trump also stated that “a President has to be free to…
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