Former federal prosecutor Chuck Rosenberg angered Biden supporters by telling MSNBC that the Supreme Court’s Monday ruling in favor of former President Donald Trump “makes sense.”
In a landmark ruling, the court agreed with President Donald Trump’s claims of immunity for “official acts” in a case stemming from special counsel Jack Smith‘s indictment over efforts to contest the 2020 election.
Rosenberg said that the high court’s ruling was “logical,” adding that his views about the case would put him in a “rather lonely” position.
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“Once again, Willie, I find myself in the rather lonely middle. So, I think it is logical that some acts are immune,” Rosenberg told “Morning Joe” co-host Willie Geist.
“The core constitutional responsibilities of any president, put Mr. Trump aside, ought to be immune from prosecution.”
“Purely private acts ought not be immune. So the hard part, again, is in the middle, right? What is and what is not an official act?”
“Certain allegations—such as those involving Trump’s discussions with the Acting Attorney General—are readily categorized in light of the nature of the President’s official relationship to the office held by that individual,” Roberts wrote in the decision.
“Other allegations—such as those involving Trump’s interactions with the Vice President, state officials, and certain private parties, and his comments to the general public present more difficult questions.”
Rosenberg went on to call out those critical of the decision, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, who vowed to introduce an impeachment resolution, citing justices who backed immunity.
“I think we have to avoid the following construction: ‘You know, I don’t like Mr. Trump. This opinion is good for Mr. Trump,” he said.
“Therefore, we are on the brink of a constitutional apocalypse,'” Rosenberg told Geist.
“I don’t believe that’s true.”
“But part of Jack Smith’s case is now gone, and he’s going to have to fight for the rest. His road to prosecution is longer and bumpier and more narrow.”
“All those things are true.”
“I disagree with certain particulars in the case, but in the main, Willie, it makes sense to me that there is immunity in some cases and no immunity in others,” Rosenberg said.
“To your point, we have to figure out the rest.”
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