Former President Donald Trump expressed optimism following the recent hearing at the U.S. Supreme Court. During the hearing, his legal team argued for “presidential immunity” regarding charges brought against him by special counsel Jack Smith.
Trump recently said he thinks it was “made clear” that a president “has to have immunity.”
“The U.S. Supreme Court had a monumental hearing on immunity, with immunity having to do with presidential immunity. And I think it was made clear—I hope it is very clear—that a president has to have immunity,” Trump said.
Trump repeated his past claim that without immunity, presidents would be reduced to just a “ceremonial” position.
“That’s not what the founders had in mind,” he said. “We want presidents that can get quite amazing—quite amazing.” He added that the Supreme Court justices “were on their game.”
