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The Court criticised the trial court for getting carried away with prosecutrix's first statement and ignoring the fact that statement was later disowned by her.
Said in court. >> there is a quote in the congressional record in which your counsel -- your client said through counsel no former office holder is immune from investigation and prosecution. >> investigation is no issue. that may be true of subordinate officers, but as to the president, he is immune unless he is impeached. >> he was president at the time, and his position was that no former office holder is immune. and, in fact, the argument was there is no need to vote for impeachment because we have this backstop, which is criminal prosecution. and it seems that many senators relied on that,...
For another day, and decide here there's just no question. >> the attorneys for trump argued something different after the, during the second impeachment after the insurrection. i want to play youou some of w t was said in court. >> there is a quote in the congressional record, in which your council, i'm sorry your client said through council, no former officeholder is immune from the destination and prosecution. >> investigation is what -- well, that may be true -- but as to the principal officer, the president, he is immune unless he is impeached and convicted. and again it comes back to. --...
George h. w. bush. judge karen henderson was appointed by president george h. w. bush in 1990. judge michelle childs was appointed by president biden in 2022. judge florence pan was appointed by president biden in 2022. tomorrow, they will hear the most important appeal of their lives. donald trump's lawyers insist that a president cannot be prosecuted for any crimes committed while in office unless that president was impeached by the house of representatives and convicted in a senate trial and removed from office. not one republican member of the united states senate believed that when they v...
Through investigation of prosecution. >> investigation is no prosecution. that may be true of subordinate office, but as to the president, he is immune unless he is impeached and convicted. >> he was president at the time, and the position is that no present officeholder is immune, and in fact, the argument was that there is no need to vote for impeachment because we have this backstop which is criminal prosecution, and it seems that many senators rely than in voting to acquit. >> and that belies speculation, because the statement of, i think that the court lacks the ability to read into what ...