Justices Alito and Kavanaugh express concerns about the potential destabilization of the country if presidents lack criminal immunity. Alito raises the issue of future presidents using self-pardons to shield themselves from prosecution, highlighting the risk of a cycle of legal actions against former and current presidents.
Justice Alito questions whether presidents will have to fear 'bitter political opponent' throwing them in jail https://t.co/ZlMWuXKCDe
Justice Alito brings up the question of future presidents issuing self pardons to cloak themselves in immunity regardless of their actions. https://t.co/kgmvd8q9HU
Justice Alito brings up the question of future presidents issuing self pardons to cloak themselves in immunity regardless of their actions in office. https://t.co/kgmvd8q9HU
Justice Alito hypothesizes what could happen if presidents don’t have criminal immunity: “If an incumbent…knows…that the president may be criminally prosecuted by a bitter political opponent, will that not lead us into a cycle that destabilizes the functioning of our country?” https://t.co/zXSJEGMNOo
Justice Kavanaugh: “That’s the concern going forward. When former presidents are subject to prosecution, history shows us that it doesn’t stop, it’s going to cycle back and be used against the current president and the next president and the next president after that” https://t.co/ydq8rRC65r