'If You Can Keep It': Trump, The Supreme Court, And Immunity

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🗓️ 29 April 2024

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Last Thursday, the Justices heard arguments in a case all about presidential immunity. At the heart of the case is whether former President Donald Trump is immune from charges related to conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.

The case is a first for the Supreme Court that could impact not only former president Trump but all future presidents, as stated by Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

And the timing is just as significant as the outcome with the November election just six months away.

We discuss the case and the impact the outcome could have.

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0:00.0	This is our latest installment of If You Can Keep It's Our Weekly Election Series where we leave the horse race to the side.
0:14.4	Instead we focus on the stakes of this election for people, for the country, and for
0:18.8	our democracy. Today we're talking about a landmark case that the Supreme Court is taking on.
0:24.0	Last Thursday, the justices heard arguments in a case all about presidential immunity.
0:29.0	At the heart of the case is whether former President Donald Trump is immune from charges related to efforts
0:34.3	to overturn the 2020 election. The case is a first for the Supreme Court that could impact not only
0:40.4	the former President but future Presidents as stated by Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
0:45.1	This case has huge implications for the presidency, for the future of the presidency, for the
0:50.5	future of the country country in my view.
0:53.0	And the timing is just as significant as the outcome with the November election just six months
0:57.6	away.
0:58.6	So what exactly happened on Thursday?
1:01.2	What kind of impact will the outcome of this hearing have? I'm Jen White in
1:05.0	studio with one A's Todd Swillick and you're listening to the one A podcast where we get to the heart
1:09.7	of the story. We'll be back with our panel in just a moment.
1:13.0	Let's meet our panel.
1:17.0	Joining us today is Mary McCord.
1:20.0	She's the Executive Director at the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection.
1:25.0	She's also a professor of law at Georgetown University and the co-host of the prosecuting
1:30.0	Donald Trump podcast. Mary, thanks for being here.
1:32.0	Thanks for having me, Jen.
1:33.7	Also with us is Leah Littman, she's the co-host of the podcast Strict scrutiny and a professor
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