'Straightforward dictatorship': CNN panel thrashes Trump's 'total immunity' claims
Posted on AllSides January 19th, 2024
From The Left
A CNN panel on Friday warned that former claims that from criminal prosecution would inevitably result in a dictatorship. After reading Trump's Thursday Truth Social post where he said that he deserved complete immunity even if he "crossed the line" into illegal behavior, host Phil Mattingly suggested that was telegraphing that he was "going to do some criming" if reelected. He then turned to panelist Errol Louis, who outlined the dark implications of Trump's argument. "It's a pretty straightforward statement of what dictatorship is, right? he said. "A president --...