Rep. Adam Schiff said Sunday, “Of course,” that he is concerned about former President Trump’s personal threats against him, especially in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling on Monday that key presidential powers are immune from lawsuits. criminals.
“Of course,” Schiff told NBC News’ Kristen Welker when asked on “Meet the Press” about Trump’s accusations of fraud and treason against him and the former president’s call for members of the 6 January were indicted.
“I think anyone on his enemies list should be concerned,” Schiff continued.
Schiff said he was particularly concerned about personal threats after the Supreme Court concluded that presidents have absolute immunity for actions taken within the scope of their essential official responsibilities, while also having presumptive immunity for all other official acts.
Schiff said he was concerned about the implications of the decision on a hypothetical second term for Trump.
“What concerns me most is what the court just did was basically tell Donald Trump that you can do anything through the Department of Justice. You can do anything through the military. These are fundamental responsibilities of the President of the United States. You will have unquestionable immunity for everything you do. And even outside of that, you will have a presumption of immunity so strong that it will be irrefutable,” Schiff said.
The former president recently repeated his call to indict members of the commission that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and ultimately recommended to the Justice Department that they charge Trump with multiple crimes.
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