Coverage dated March 18, 2024

Trump Argues Presidents Could Face ‘Blackmail And Extortion’ Unless Supreme Court Grants Absolute Immunity

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Arguments in the case will be heard by judges on April 25.

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NBC News
Trump urges Supreme Court to adopt broad presidential immunity in election interference case (opens NBC News)
Published Mar 18, 2024
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Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday told the Supreme Court he should be granted immunity for his effort to overturn the 2020 election results that culminated in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
New York Times
Trump Asks Supreme Court for Absolute Immunity on Election Charges (opens New York Times)
Published Mar 18, 2024
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The court will hear arguments on April 25 over whether former presidents can be prosecuted for things they did while in office.
Fox News
Trump tells Supreme Court a denial of immunity would 'incapacitate every future president,' in initial brief (opens Fox News)
Published Mar 18, 2024
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Former President Trump told the Supreme Court in his initial brief Tuesday that he should be immune from criminal charges.
Insider
Trump tells the Supreme Court that if he doesn't have 'absolute immunity from criminal prosecution' future presidents could be blackmailed (opens Insider)
Published Mar 18, 2024
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The former president's legal team also hinted at the potential future prosecution of President Joe Biden if SCOTUS refuses to take Trump's side.
Forbes
Trump Argues Presidents Could Face ‘Blackmail And Extortion’ Unless Supreme Court Grants Absolute Immunity (opens Forbes)
Published Mar 18, 2024
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Arguments in the case will be heard by judges on April 25.
The Guardian
Trump lawyers urge US supreme court to dismiss election interference case (opens The Guardian)
Published Mar 18, 2024
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Presidents should have immunity for acts taken in office, they say – including attempts to overturn 2020 election results
The Daily Caller
Trump Says Presidency ‘Cannot Function’ Without Immunity From Prosecution In SCOTUS Brief (opens The Daily Caller)
Published Mar 18, 2024
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Former President Donald Trump argued that no future president will be able to function without immunity from prosecution.
Voice of America
Trump Urges US Supreme Court to Endorse 'Absolute Immunity' for Ex-Presidents (opens Voice of America)
Published Mar 18, 2024
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The filing advances arguments similar to ones Trump's lawyers previously have made and echoes statements he has made on the campaign trail as he seeks to regain the presidency
CNN
Trump tells Supreme Court that rejecting immunity claim ‘would be the end of the presidency as we know it’ (opens CNN)
Published Mar 18, 2024
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Former President Donald Trump told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that future presidents could be vulnerable to “de facto blackmail and extortion while in office” if the justices did not accept his sweeping view of immunity against special counsel Jack Smith’s election subversion charges.