“The Framers never endorsed criminal immunity for a former President, and all Presidents from the Founding to the modern era have known that after leaving office they faced potential criminal liabi…
File photo: President Donald Trump applauds Judge Amy Coney Barrett after she was sworn in as a Supreme Court Associate Justice during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House October 26, 2020, in Washington, DC.and to deny the former president any opportunity to delay a trial on charges that he attempted to subvert the results of the 2020 election.
“The Framers never endorsed criminal immunity for a former President, and all Presidents from the Founding to the modern era have known that after leaving office they faced potential criminal liability for official acts,” Smith told the court.
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