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JUNE 4, 2024

• ERICA CARLIN

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments back in April regarding Trump’s claim of presidential immunity in Jack Smith’s January 6 case in DC.

This came after a federal appeals court rejected Trump’s argument that he was immune from prosecution.

Trump’s legal team had contended that he should be shielded from federal prosecution for actions taken during his time as President.

The key question before the Supreme Court is whether a sitting US President can be prosecuted for official, rather than personal, actions.

During the proceedings, Conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh questioned DOJ prosecutor Michael Dreeben about why former President Barack Obama was not charged for drone strikes on civilians.

“How about President Obama’s drone strikes?” Kavanaugh asked Michael Dreeben.

Dreeben defended Obama’s drone strikes that killed weddinggoers and innocent civilians.

“So the office of legal counsel looked at this very carefully and determined number one that the federal murder statute does apply to the Executive Branch, but the president wasn’t personally carrying out the strike, but the aiding and abetting laws are broad and determined that a public authority exception is built into statutes and that applied particularly to the murder statute that talks about unlawful killing did not apply to the drone strike,” Dreeben said.

Dreeben could have saved time by simply stating that Barack Obama benefitted from DEMOCRAT PRIVILEGE.

(Like Hillary?)

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On Thursday, Missouri attorney John Sauer, representing Trump, delivered an opening statement contending that Jack Smith’s indictment relies on ambiguous statutes to target fundamental presidential powers.

Sauer asserted that immunity shields former presidents like George W. Bush and Barack Obama from prosecution for actions taken during their time in federal office.

Additionally, he mentioned Obama’s drone strikes on civilians as part of his argument.

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