To fend off former President Donald Trump's election subversion charges, his lawyers have argued in recent weeks that presidents should be immune to criminal prosecution. Trump himself has now made the case directly to the public, and in signature fashion: a lengthy, all-caps social media rant that envisions the presidency as autocracy. "A president of the United States must have full immunity, without which it would be impossible for him/her to properly function," Trump posted on Truth Social Thursday morning. (Edited to remove all caps.) "Any mistake, even if well intended, would be met with almost certain indictment by the opposing party at term end. Even events that 'cross the line' must fall under total immunity, or it will be years of trauma trying to determine good from bad." This is a preview of Zeeshan Aleem's latest article. Read the full column here. |
