Former President Trump has been making controversial statements, arguing for total presidential immunity. He compared himself to a 'rogue cop' and cited the example of Harry Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, suggesting that Truman wouldn't have done so if he feared indictment. Trump's demand for immunity has been criticized as reflecting authoritarian impulses and self-interest, with some pointing out that immunity is not meant to cover crimes beyond the scope of presidential actions.
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Benedict Donald says without presidential immunity Harry Truman would have been prosecuted for Hiroshima. Please. He will just say anything. He is not being prosecuted for presidential actions. It's for crimes beyond that scope and he knows it.
Trump's demand for "total" presidential immunity reflects both his authoritarian impulses and his self-interest https://t.co/aspmzDRQPK
Donald Trump evokes Hiroshima in argument for presidential immunity https://t.co/NBTXcw7tx2 https://t.co/OJIkY3DNEC
Trump: Take a look at Truman. If you think of Hiroshima, not exactly a nice act, but it did end the second World War probably… He wouldn’t be doing that. He said, I do not want to do that because my opponents would indict me. You have to give a president full and total immunity https://t.co/wMno6ShuFT
I love how he starts by talkng about "law and order" before insisting that presidents must have total immunity to break the law. https://t.co/rZYVazZxak
Trump compares himself to a “rogue cop” or a “bad apple,” but says he deserves absolute immunity for any crime he committed as president otherwise it would make him impotent. https://t.co/EGxzgyihm9
Trump argues that presidential immunity is necessary otherwise Truman wouldn’t have dropped the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. “He wouldn’t be doing that, Trump says because he’d worry “my opponents would indict me.”