This is CBS I on the world. I'm John Bachelor. That is Maccoder, American Greatness, my

colleague and friend and co-host and we welcome Andrew McCarthy of the National Review

online helping us to understand that we're on the eve of more decisions to be made in the

charges by the state court against Donald Trump, former President of the United States,

now a candidate for the presidency to do

with district attorney brag Alvin brag and a very good evening to you as I understand

that Mr. Trump is found guilty by a jury in what is

generously described as an error-ridden procedure. However there are dates

coming up that are important to understand in light of the Supreme Court decision that a

president may enjoy complete immunity over all of his activities before or after enduring. It gets lost here, so I need your help.

The dates that are important are September 16th and 18th.

What is intended by District Attorney Bragg? Good evening to you, Andy.

Good evening, John and Thaddeus. Well, the reason these dates are of importance is that after the Supreme Court made the decision that you just

alluded to John, it was a decision on July 1st that presidents, including former presidents, have immunity, at least presumptive immunity, in some instances absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for their acts, their official acts as president.

And derivative of that, and this is where Brad runs into a problem,

there is also a privilege not to have evidence introduced in the trial

that is derived from the president's official acts as president.

So it's not just that you can't be, a former president can't be prosecuted for an act that he takes that is itself a crime, like ordering a political assassination say.

Also if you're accused of crimes that are predominantly based on private

behavior like Trump was accused in this case of falsifying his business

records to cover up another crime the Supreme Court's ruling basically says that if the prosecutor wants to put in or introduce

evidence of the President's official acts in order to prove those private crimes

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