Former Attorney General Eric Holder said he was worried about a potential 'dangerous' and 'absurd' ruling from the Supreme Court on former President Trump's immunity claims.
Former Obama Attorney General Eric Holder said he was worried about the Supreme Court issuing a 'dangerous' and 'absurd' ruling in the Donald Trump immunity case. 'Anything less than a decision by the Supreme Court that says, ‘A president should be held to the laws, just like any other American citizen should be,’ anything other than that is absurd,' Holder told MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace. The Supreme Court has yet to issue a ruling on Trump's immunity case.
The former attorney general questioned why the Supreme Court chose to hear the case. 'And I’m worried when Justice Kavanaugh said we have to ‘write for the ages.’ No, you don’t. You need to decide the case just in front of you on the basis of the facts and the law presented to you and if you do that, you’ll reach the same conclusion as the appellate court. That a president needs to be held accountable in the same way that any other American would be.
Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges in August 2023. The U.S. Court of Appeals - D.C. Circuit considered Trump’s claim of presidential immunity from prosecution for his actions in office, including his alleged role in trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, and ultimately ruled against the former president.
Fox News' Shannon Bream and Bill Mears contributed to this report.
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