CNN’s Toobin: Obama Can’t Be Prosecuted ‘Thanks to Trump’
CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin said on Wednesday’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that President Donald Trump’s victory in the Supreme Court, which granted immunity for presidential acts, would also apply to former President Barack Obama.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/07/23/cnns-toobin-obama-cant-be-prosecuted-thanks-to-trump/
Ted Cruz Explains Why Obama’s Immunity As President Isn’t AbsoluteMariane Angela
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July 23, 2025 10:20 PM ET
Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz appeared on Fox News Wednesday to address the immunity of former President Barack Obama in light of recent discussions about presidential accountability.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard revealed documents showing that the Obama administration may have withheld a December 2016 Presidential Daily Briefing to prevent then-President-elect Donald Trump from seeing evidence that Russia did not interfere in the election. During an appearance on “The Ingraham Angle,” Cruz disagreed with the notion that Obama — or any president for that matter — has absolute immunity from legal consequences.
“It is challenging what the Supreme Court has said in the immunity cases. Official decisions are protected by official immunity. So it’s clear, for example, Barack Obama ordered a drone strike on Anwar al‑Awlaki, an American citizen,” Cruz said. “He cannot be prosecuted for that because that was an official action. That’s what the Supreme Court said. By the way, FDR could not be prosecuted for dropping atom[ic] bombs on Japan. Truman could not be prosecuted.”
While acknowledging the Supreme Court’s position on official immunity, which shields presidents from prosecution for actions taken in their official capacity, Cruz said this immunity is not limitless.
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