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Trump and January 6th

Dec 2, 2023
Former Homeland Security Advisor and Counterterror Advisor to VP Mike Pence, Olivia Troye, and other guests discuss topics including Trump's legal immunity, the escalation of violence between Israel and Gaza, Hamas' attack plans, the Great Migration, and themes in Sylvia Plath's 'The Bell Jar'
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  • The rulings on Trump's legal immunity highlight the importance of holding public officials accountable and fulfilling equal justice under the law.
  • Stuart Stevens criticizes the Republican Party's normalization of Trump's legal challenges, exposing the collapse of the party as a moral governing force.

Deep dives

Trump's Legal Defenses Challenged by Federal Judges

Federal judges in D.C. issue rulings stating that Donald Trump is not immune from criminal prosecution or civil liability for his actions on January 6th. The judges argue that claims of presidential immunity are not supported by the Constitution and that former presidents have no special conditions on their federal criminal liability. The rulings highlight the importance of holding public officials accountable and fulfilling the constitutional promise of equal justice under the law.

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