Former President Donald Trump in a 2 am all-caps Truth Social post on Thursday argued that the president of the United States “must have full immunity” even for things that “cross the line.” The post came as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is expected to rule on his claim that he is immune from prosecution in special counsel Jack Smith’s D.C. election interference case — a ruling expected to be appealed to the Supreme Court regardless of how the appellate court rules.
“I think this is a very weak claim and I can't imagine even this court will accept this challenge by Donald Trump,” former U.S. Attorney Barb McQuade told MSNBC Thursday night. McQuade noted that Trump attorney Alina Habba in a Fox News interview appeared to lean on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to “step up” because Trump “fought for” him during his confirmation battle. "I think that kind of extortion is going to fall on deaf ears; if anything, I think it's likely to backfire,” McQuade predicted.
