Georgetown University Law Professor Jonathan Turley said
during a Sunday segment on Fox News that the U.S. Supreme Court must strike a
balance in the presidential immunity case the justices heard last week to
protect future commanders in chief while ensuring they are held accountable for
their operations outside certain parameters.
The justices heard arguments Thursday from prosecutors from
special counsel Jack Smith's office as well as former President Donald Trump's
lawyers. The case arises from charges filed against Trump by Smith in
Washington, D.C., for allegedly attempting to interfere with Congress'
certification of the 2020 election results, among other charges.
"There's a slippery slope on both sides, but what
surprised me about the three justices on the left is that they didn't seem
concerned at all about how extreme that argument would be: leaving a president
unprotected," he said.
“So the question that
most of the judges were wrestling with, and I thought they were doing so in
good faith, is how can we find a more balanced and nuanced approach here?”.
/CBrief
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