Fox News legal pundit Jonathan Turley predicted former President Donald Trump would lose his claim that he can't be prosecuted for election crimes because of "presidential immunity."
Turley made the remarks on Fox News Tuesday after a three-judge appeals panel heard immunity arguments about a federal election subversion case against Trump.
"I think what was clear to me from the argument was that probably Trump's, this argument of impeachment first, prosecution later, is a dead letter with the panel," Turley explained of the theory that a president must be convicted by the Senate before being criminally charged.
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"I don't believe that the judges agreed that you needed a conviction to ever prosecute a president," the law professor said.
Turley's outlook wasn't any better for Trump's other legal arguments.
"I did not come away thinking the panel was likely to rule with the former president," he recalled. "At some points, they seem to be debating more as to whether I'm going to use a sledgehammer or a stiletto."
"I mean, they were arguing what is the best grounds for getting rid of this appeal," he added.
