Former CIA Director John Brennan, MSNBC national security analyst Frank Figliuzzi, and Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary McCord join Nicolle Wallace to discuss the terrifying national security implications of the new presidential immunity granted by the Supreme Court.
While the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling is a gift to Donald Trump, it raises open questions like exactly which parts of the federal election interference case are immune from prosecution. But one thing is clear: Justice Clarence Thomas is questioning the validity of special counsel Jack Smith’s appointment in the first place.
District Judge Aileen Cannon in Trump’s other federal criminal case — the classified documents prosecution in Florida. One of the reasons that the hearing was unusual is that the legality of Smith’s appointment didn’t seem to be a close question. Now we know that at least one Supreme Court justice thinks it’s a question that may benefit Trump. Thomas had raised the issue during the oral argument in April as well.
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