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Ex-lawmakers warn Supreme Court over Trump immunity claims
Source: Roll Call

Posted April 8, 2024 at 7:22pm

Former military officials, governors and former members of Congress from both parties on Monday urged the Supreme Court to let former President Donald Trump face charges tied to his effort to overturn the 2020 election. Trump’s effort to prevent a trial on the charges, based on his claims that the presidency makes him immune to federal prosecution, are heading before the justices at oral arguments on April 25.

Those backing the special counsel’s prosecution of Trump filed briefs as part of a Supreme Court case poised to shape this year’s presidential campaign, since the justices are expected to decide the issue by the conclusion of the term at the end of June. Across several briefs, former officials, good-government advocacy groups and others said allowing Trump to claim “presidential immunity” to federal prosecution would undermine the constitutional structure of the country.

Several former Republican officials, governors and members of Congress, including former Reps. Tom Campbell of California and Tom Coleman of Missouri and former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, argued in a brief that siding with Trump would threaten the structure of the Constitution and incentivize future presidents to use the federal government to overturn elections they lost.

“Adopting Mr. Trump’s arguments would encourage Presidents to violate federal criminal statutes by employing the military and other armed federal personnel to overturn presidential election results,” the brief stated. That brief from former Republican officials, which also included former Trump attorney turned critic Ty Cobb, said Trump’s arguments ran counter to what the founders intended and could allow a president to commit crimes while seeking to hold on to the office.

Read more: https://rollcall.com/2024/04/08/ex-lawmakers-warn-supreme-court-over-trump-immunity-claims/