Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) on Monday urged the United States Supreme Court to act swiftly to shoot down former President Donald Trump's claims that he had total immunity to commit crimes while serving as president.
Writing on Twitter, Cheney said that the legal system needed to pick up the pace when it comes to putting the former president on trial for alleged crimes he committed in his efforts to illegally remain in power.
"It’s been 3+ years since Jan 6 and Americans have a right to hear the grand jury evidence against Trump in open court," she argued.
She then linked Trump's immunity claim to the kind of immunity that Russian President Vladimir Putin currently enjoys as the leader of Russia.
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"Putin may be immune from Russian law— and thus able to freely kill dissidents— but it should be obvious to the Supreme Court that a U.S. President isn’t," she wrote.
Trump has repeatedly claimed that he deserves "total immunity" from prosecution, as he is currently facing 91 different felony charges in four separate jurisdictions.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia earlier this month shot down this claim, however, and argued that Trump's alleged actions amounted to "an unprecedented assault on the structure of our government."
"We cannot accept that the office of the Presidency places its former occupants above the law for all time thereafter," a three-judge panel wrote.
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has given special counsel Jack Smith until tomorrow to file a motion explaining why former President Donald Trump should not have presidential immunity for election subversion crimes. Former Manhattan District Attorney Catherine Christian told MSNBC last week that Roberts appeared to be moving the case along swiftly.
Christian said Roberts' response was "a good sign that whatever decision the Supreme Court makes, it will hopefully be expedited."
