Jack Smith 'Hypothetical' Could Turn Trump Immunity Claim Against SCOTUS

Special Counsel Jack Smith's team should present an extreme "hypothetical" argument against absolute immunity for presidents accused of crimes by suggesting it could be used to target Supreme Court judges, a legal expert has said.

Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance suggested that the government should argue that if Donald Trump cannot be prosecuted for alleged crimes committed in office, then what is to stop a sitting president from ordering the "assassination of Supreme Court justices who disagree with him" knowing they would not face jail for it.

Joyce made remarks ahead of the April 25 hearing in which the Supreme Court justices will hear arguments on whether the federal charges against Trump over his alleged criminal attempts to overturn the 2020 election results can be dismissed as the allegations relate to his time in the White House.