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The John Batchelor Show

#Immunity: Special Counsel Smith and immunity for POTUS. @RichardAEpstein @HooverInst

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John Batchelor

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🗓️ 23 December 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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#Immunity: Special Counsel Smith and immunity for POTUS. @RichardAEpstein @HooverInst
https://www.hoover.org/research/trumps-trial-tribulations

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0:37.4

commenting on the road ahead for the United States Supreme Court in

0:41.1

2024 the decision about the two words insurrection and

0:48.1

immunity. We turn now to immunity the professor has written of this most

0:52.4

recently at defining ideas.

0:55.7

We need again an understanding of immunity for the presidents of the United States.

1:01.6

Professor, we've gone over this again, but it seems especially acute now given the troubles

1:07.2

that the Colorado Supreme Court decision has made for Jack Smith immunity.

1:12.4

How is it that Mr. Smith will prosecute for a

1:13.7

Smith immunity. How is it that Mr Smith will prosecute this word given the general

1:16.8

understanding the president has immunity while he is in office from being

1:20.7

prosecuted? Well I mean it turns out this a series of fine

1:25.2

distinctions that have to be taking place. The first thing to note is every

1:29.4

doctrine associated with immunity is in fact a judicial creation because the word immunity does not appear in the Constitution.

1:37.0

And it's apprise not only when you're talking about the president being immune from suit, but it's also app applies to the state as to whether they have

1:44.3

sovereign immunity if they're sued for a breach of contract by somebody say from their

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