Hmmm.\u00a0\u201cGo after people.\u201d\u00a0Going after people for treason sure sounds like criminal prosecutions to me.<\/p>\n
So let\u2019s think about what Trump, and others in his administration, said repeatedly about whether the government could \u201cgo after\u201d a former president of the United States when the Supreme Court was considering the possibility of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s lawyer, John Sauer, now the solicitor general of the United States,\u00a0insisted<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0\u201cWithout presidential immunity from criminal prosecution, there can be no presidency as we know it.\u201d<\/p>\n Whoa! Obama sure needs immunity.\u00a0Without immunity, there\u2019d be \u201cno presidency.\u201d\u00a0That sounds mighty bad.<\/p>\n Before the Supreme Court,\u00a0Trump argued<\/a>\u00a0that he had\u00a0absolute immunity for all acts unless Trump had been convicted after an impeachment trial.\u00a0The Supreme Court rejected that absurdity, characterizing it as endorsing a \u201cfar broader immunity than the limited one\u201d the court \u201crecognized\u201d today.\u00a0<\/p>\n But they accepted another of Trump\u2019s arguments.\u00a0According to<\/a>\u00a0the Supreme Court:<\/p>\n Trump argued that all of the indictment\u2019s allegations fell within the core of his official duties. [Citation omitted.]\u00a0And he contended that a president has absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions performed within the outer perimeter of his official responsibilities, to ensure that he can undertake the especially sensitive duties of his office with bold and unhesitating action.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Trump won.<\/p>\n Trump sure knew that he had won.\u00a0Without the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling, he might have faced a long time in prison.\u00a0That\u2019ll get your attention.\u00a0In fact, after Trump\u2019s State of the Union address, he made a point of shaking Chief Justice John\u00a0Roberts\u2019 hand, patting him on the shoulder, and\u00a0saying<\/a>,\u00a0\u201cThank you again. Thank you again. Won\u2019t forget it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWon\u2019t forget it.\u201d<\/p>\n When it comes to Obama, Trump seems to have forgotten presidential immunity pretty quickly.<\/p>\n Trump is again accusing Obama of misdeeds.\u00a0Although all of the other accusations were fiction, Trump wants you to believe that this accusation is right.<\/p>\n And Trump wants Obama to be prosecuted for his supposed misconduct, despite Trump\u2019s knowledge that former presidents are immune from prosecution for this sort of thing.<\/p>\n The Epstein files certainly must say (or imply) some devastating misconduct by Trump.<\/p>\n I can hardly wait.<\/p>\n Mark\u00a0Herrmann\u00a0spent 17 years as a partner at a leading international law firm and later oversaw litigation, compliance and employment matters at a large international company. He is the author of\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>The Curmudgeon\u2019s Guide to Practicing Law<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Drug and Device Product Liability Litigation Strategy<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(affiliate links). You can reach him by email at\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>inhouse@abovethelaw.com<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The post Trump, Obama, And Treason<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n Over the years, Donald Trump has accused Barrack Obama of many things.<\/p>\n Trump accused Obama of not having been born in the United States and thus not having been eligible for the presidency.<\/p>\n Nonsense, of course.<\/p>\n Trump accused Obama of spying on Trump\u2019s 2016 campaign and wiretapping Trump Tower.<\/p>\n Nonsense, of course.<\/p>\n Trump accused Obama of having rigged the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.<\/p>\n Nonsense, of course.<\/p>\n And now Trump\u2019s accusing Obama of \u201ctreason\u201d and having conducted a \u201cyears-long coup.\u201d<\/p>\n I\u2019m sure this accusation is right.\u00a0This is not a distraction from the fact that Trump\u2019s name appears repeatedly in the Jeffrey Epstein files and that Trump would like America to be talking about anything other than Epstein.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n No, no, no.\u00a0Now, for the first time in his life, Trump\u2019s correct:\u00a0Obama committed treason.\u00a0Trump would never lie about that, and\u00a0Trump says<\/a>\u00a0that Obama\u2019s a traitor:\u00a0\u201cHe\u2019s guilty. It\u2019s not a question. This was treason. It\u2019s time to go after people.\u201d<\/p>\n Hmmm.\u00a0\u201cGo after people.\u201d\u00a0Going after people for treason sure sounds like criminal prosecutions to me.<\/p>\n So let\u2019s think about what Trump, and others in his administration, said repeatedly about whether the government could \u201cgo after\u201d a former president of the United States when the Supreme Court was considering the possibility of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution.<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s lawyer, John Sauer, now the solicitor general of the United States,\u00a0insisted<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0\u201cWithout presidential immunity from criminal prosecution, there can be no presidency as we know it.\u201d<\/p>\n Whoa! Obama sure needs immunity.\u00a0Without immunity, there\u2019d be \u201cno presidency.\u201d\u00a0That sounds mighty bad.<\/p>\n Before the Supreme Court,\u00a0Trump argued<\/a>\u00a0that he had\u00a0absolute immunity for all acts unless Trump had been convicted after an impeachment trial.\u00a0The Supreme Court rejected that absurdity, characterizing it as endorsing a \u201cfar broader immunity than the limited one\u201d the court \u201crecognized\u201d today.\u00a0<\/p>\n But they accepted another of Trump\u2019s arguments.\u00a0According to<\/a>\u00a0the Supreme Court:<\/p>\n Trump argued that all of the indictment\u2019s allegations fell within the core of his official duties. [Citation omitted.]\u00a0And he contended that a president has absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions performed within the outer perimeter of his official responsibilities, to ensure that he can undertake the especially sensitive duties of his office with bold and unhesitating action.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Trump won.<\/p>\n Trump sure knew that he had won.\u00a0Without the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling, he might have faced a long time in prison.\u00a0That\u2019ll get your attention.\u00a0In fact, after Trump\u2019s State of the Union address, he made a point of shaking Chief Justice John\u00a0Roberts\u2019 hand, patting him on the shoulder, and\u00a0saying<\/a>,\u00a0\u201cThank you again. Thank you again. Won\u2019t forget it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWon\u2019t forget it.\u201d<\/p>\n When it comes to Obama, Trump seems to have forgotten presidential immunity pretty quickly.<\/p>\n Trump is again accusing Obama of misdeeds.\u00a0Although all of the other accusations were fiction, Trump wants you to believe that this accusation is right.<\/p>\n And Trump wants Obama to be prosecuted for his supposed misconduct, despite Trump\u2019s knowledge that former presidents are immune from prosecution for this sort of thing.<\/p>\n The Epstein files certainly must say (or imply) some devastating misconduct by Trump.<\/p>\n I can hardly wait.<\/p>\n Mark\u00a0Herrmann\u00a0spent 17 years as a partner at a leading international law firm and later oversaw litigation, compliance and employment matters at a large international company. 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