Trump Attorneys Say Supreme Court Decision on Criminal Case May Impact Civil Case

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

35% : "But during the hearing, defense attorneys argued that President Trump could not admit any sort of answers under oath at this time because he is also subject to criminal prosecution over his alleged actions on Jan. 6.During the March 12 hearing, the plaintiffs' attorneys stated that the defense hesitated to answer even simple questions, such as who was managing President Trump's Twitter account or which White House staff member facilitated his appearance at the January 6 rally.
34% : President Trump had raised presidential immunity in civil cases previously, and an appeals court found that he should have the "opportunity to dispute the plaintiffs' allegations bearing on the immunity question or to introduce his own facts pertaining to the issue" and that he "must be afforded an opportunity to resolve this immunity claim before merits discovery.
32% : President Trump has already argued that he has presidential immunity in several criminal and civil cases, but various jurisdictions have handled that defense differently.

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