A federal judge has denounced the president’s “repugnant” claim of immunity from law enforcement
to the Manhattan district attorney investigating his financial role in the Stormy Daniels hush-money scandal. While this decision could ultimately force Trump’s financial interests into the public eye, the ruling is already stayed, pending appeal.
The judge reserves special scorn for a pair of memos produced by the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel, which argue that a sitting president cannot be subjected to routine criminal proceedings. These legal opinions were treated as binding by Special Counsel Robert Mueller in deciding not to bring criminal obstruction of justice charges against Trump in his Russia investigation, referring the matter to Congress instead.
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