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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson suggested the broad immunity pitched by Trump’s attorney’s could “embolden” presidents to commit crimes. Follow live: https://t.co/xK32Gz8teq https://t.co/MpYawfMeah
Ketanji Brown Jackson pushes back against presidential immunity: "The most powerful person in the world could go into office knowing that there would be no potential penalty for committing crimes." https://t.co/HEOJDvhIY4
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson pressed Trump's attorney, D. John Sauer, saying she was worried that granting Trump presidential immunity would "embolden" a president to act criminally "with abandon." Follow live updates: https://t.co/MmHZuDosdq https://t.co/pasUDnreHJ
During a recent hearing, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson challenged the concept of absolute presidential immunity as argued by Donald Trump's attorney, D. John Sauer. Justice Jackson posed a devastating question about the lack of disincentives for criminal actions by a president, expressing concerns that granting such immunity could potentially allow a president to commit crimes without facing any consequences. She highlighted the risk of the highest office being used as a 'seat of criminality'.
