Trump warns of 'bedlam' if prosecutions against him continue

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has set a trial date of March 4, the day before Super Tuesday, and an appeal by Trump to the entire circuit or the Supreme Court could stall the case.
51% : And I feel that as a president you have to have immunity,' Trump said.
50% : Earlier, Trump arrived at the federal appeals court in Washington D.C. for the hearing, which will have major implications for his 2024 campaign.
50% : Trump won't be asked any questions or interact with the judge directly before he returns to the campaign trail with just six days until the Iowa caucuses.
49% : If the panel rules against Trump, he could try to appeal his case to the entire D.C. Court of Appeals, and then go to the Supreme Court.
48% : Trump has a commanding lead over his Republican rivals heading into the primary season that will be interrupted by court appearances.
47% : (Trump sold the lease at an estimated $100 million profit).
47% : As Trump looked on in court appeal court judge Florence Pan asked his lawyer: 'A yes or no question.
44% : As we said it's the opening of a Pandora's Box,' Trump said.
42% : He was picking up on a phrase his lawyer John Sauer used in court, and one his lawyer John Lauro made alongside Trump, 'If we adopt what the Special Counsel wants, if we adopt what President Biden wants, then we open the Pandora's box to political prosecution after political prosecution after political prosecution,' said Lauro.
41% : Trump spoke after a three-judge U.S. Appeals Court heard oral arguments inside the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse, located steps away from the Capitol where his supporters rioted on January 6 and from the former D.C. hotel that was a hub of activity during his presidency.
39% : So they're losing in every poll, losing in almost every demographic...numbers came out today that are really very mind-boggling if you happen to be Joe Biden,' Trump said at a Washington, D.C. hotel. '
39% : A reporter shouted a question to Trump after he had completed his remarks about his 'bedlam' comment, and whether he would tell them 'no matter what, no violence.'
31% : Trump has argued he has presidential immunity in multiple cases and is already facing challenges to kick him off the ballot from states including Colorado and Maine.
28% : Trump walked away without responding.
26% : A lower court has already ruled that Trump is not immune, and District Judge Tanya Chutkan has refused to dismiss the case.
25% : It came as a new CBS News poll shows 64 percent of Americans do not think Trump should be immune from prosecution for actions he took as president, while 34 percent think he should be.
23% : Trump then challenged the decision with the appeals court.
18% : Trump is trying to toss his criminal indictment over January 6 in Washington, D.C. in part on his immunity claims.
11% : Then Trump brought out President Obama's ordering of drone strikes, 'which were bad.
10% : Trump made the comments as he called the Biden administration a 'threat to democracy' and once again claimed to have uncovered 'tremendous voter fraud' despite multiple court findings rulings against his and his allies' claims.
10% : Trump then said Biden could be prosecuted for the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, which came after a delayed departure date negotiated during the Trump administration, before saying immunity was necessary. '

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