Fox News legal analyst and Georgetown University law professor Jonathan Turley sounded upbeat about former President Donald Trump earlier this week during a discussion of his immunity case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
During a segment on Fox News, Turley argued that the nation’s high court must strike a balance in the case of presidential immunity, which the justices heard last month. He suggested that it’s important to protect future presidents while also ensuring they are held accountable for operating outside certain parameters.
Justices heard arguments from the prosecutors in special counsel Jack Smith’s office and Trump’s lawyers. The case is related to charges brought against Trump by Smith in Washington, D.C. Trump is accused of attempting to interfere with Congress’ certification of the 2020 election results, among other allegations.“There is a slippery slope on both sides, but I was surprised with the three justices on the left, is that they didn’t seem at all concerned about how extreme that argument would be — leaving a president with no protection,” he told anchor Shannon Bream. “So the question that most of the justices were struggling with, and I thought they were doing in good faith, is how do we find a more balanced, nuanced approach here?”
