'Big decision': Trump again begs for immunity hours before Supreme Court's answer rolls in
Donald Trump on Sunday gave a plea for the U.S. Supreme Court to gift him immunity for his alleged crimes.
The country's top court is expected on Monday to deliver the long-awaited answer to Trump's question about whether he can in fact be held accountable for any crimes whatsoever that occurred during his sole term as president. It's possible that the Supreme Court will "split the baby" by giving Trump limited immunity when actions are involving his official role as president, legal experts say.
As he awaited that decision over the weekend, Trump took to social media to repeat one of his most common requests: complete immunity.
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Without Presidential Immunity, Trump said, "a President of the United States literally could not function!"
"It should be a STRONG IMMUNITY, where proper decisions can be made, where our Country can be POWERFUL and THRIVE, and where Opponents cannot hold up and extort a Future President for Political Gain," he added. "It is a BIG decision, an important decision, a decision which can affect the Success or Failure of our Country for decades to come."
Trump then added, "We want a GREAT Country, not a weak, withering, and ineffective one. STRONG PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY IS A MUST!"