The Truman Precedent
Why Trump thinks presidents need total immunity from prosecution. Plus: Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord on the latest from E. Jean Carroll’s second defamation case as oral arguments wrap up this week.
Main Justice · Andrew Weissmann, Mary McCord
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Show Notes
The second defamation trial brought by writer E. Jean Carroll began last week and brought with it outbursts inside and outside the courtroom from the former president. MSNBC legal analyst Andrew Weissmann was in the courtroom last Thursday. He and co-host, veteran prosecutor Mary McCord, break down this case and what they’re watching for as they await a decision on the presidential immunity claim from the DC Circuit. Also on deck: Andrew and Mary’s take on Trump’s rhetoric that President Truman needed total immunity from prosecution to use the A-bomb, and so does he.
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