The Supreme Court is about to hear an unprecedented and politically

fraught case on Donald Trump's claims that he has absolute immunity from prosecution for efforts

to undermine the 2020 election while he was president.

The arguments are just getting underway.

Let's listen in to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Without presidential immunity from criminal prosecution,

there can be no presidency as we know it.

For 234 years of American history,

no president was ever prosecuted for his official acts.

The framers of our Constitution viewed an energetic executive as essential to

securing liberty. If a president can be charged, put on trial, and imprisoned for his most controversial decisions as soon as he leaves

office.

That looming threat will distort the President's decision-making precisely when bold and fearless

action is most needed.

Every current president will face de facto blackmail and extortion by his political

rivals while he is still in office.

The implications of the court's decision here

extend far beyond the facts of this case.

Could President George W Bush have been sent to prison for obstructing an

official proceeding or allegedly lying to Congress to induce war in Iraq?

Could President Obama lying to Congress to induce war in Iraq?

Could President Obama be charged with murder

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