US President Joe Biden has stated that former presidents should not be immune from criminal prosecution. This comes as Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has claimed absolute immunity from prosecution. CNN anchor Jim Acosta questioned this assertion, referencing former President Ford's pardon of Nixon. The issue of presidential immunity has sparked debate, with some arguing that prosecuting ex-presidents is feasible despite the challenges of prosecuting sitting presidents.
Trump's Laughable Claim of Immunity. In the Washington @Monthly, @petermshane explains why prosecuting sitting presidents is a difficult call, but prosecuting ex-presidents isn't. https://t.co/dKGVfkAZV1
https://t.co/i4qGuVJT7E “If presidents have absolute immunity, I suppose, why did Ford ever pardon Nixon? How is it they can just argue they have absolute immunity?” Acosta asked. (Well, Ford wasn't too bright...)
BIDEN SAYS PRESIDENTS CAN BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION (Bloomberg) President Joe Biden said he “can’t think of one” reason presidents should receive absolute immunity from prosecution, as Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has claimed. Biden made the comment in response… https://t.co/WB8RRufmhf
CNN anchor Jim Acosta raised former President Ford’s pardon of his predecessor, former President Nixon, in questioning former President Trump’s assertion of having total immunity from prosecution for his conduct in office https://t.co/DHe3wMrDTj https://t.co/emjdVODr9t
Despite facing scores of charges in multiple criminal cases, Donald Trump currently stands a better chance at returning to the White House than at any point since he left office. @Reuters explains why he can still return to the White House https://t.co/j9P6hIhITd https://t.co/LKndUFSSVn
Trump shouldn’t be immune from prosecution – Biden US President Joe Biden has said that former presidents should not be immune from criminal prosecution https://t.co/k9m452Q3mV https://t.co/Q44AvlGucC