Former President Donald Trump has argued that without presidential immunity, an issue awaiting a federal court decision that is likely headed to the Supreme Court, the nation's commanders in chief — including President Joe Biden — are "not going to be able to do anything."
In a new interview on Thursday, Trump doubled down on a claim currently in the hands of a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., saying if the courts rescind immunity for presidents, "you will have a president that's not going to be able to do anything."
"Because, once he leaves office, the opposing party president, if it's the opposing party, will indict the president for doing something that should have been good," Trump said.
"If they don't have immunity, no president is going to act," Trump asserted. "You're gonna have guys that just sit in office and are afraid to do anything."
The Supreme Court declined to hear special counsel Jack Smith's request asking the justices to circumvent the appeals process and rule on whether Trump has broad immunity from actions he took as president to prevent his 2020 election loss.
