Bill Barr: Trump Immunity Ruling Is a ‘Very Sensible Decision’

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BARR: “That’s right. I think this was a very sensible decision that I think most lawyers familiar with this area expected, which is this went up to the court in a very abstract posture, which was the government’s very broad assertion there was no immunity whatsoever. What the court is saying here is no, there’s absolute immunity when he’s acting directly under the Constitution, carrying out a function under the Constitution. There is presumptive immunity when he performs an official act and the government has the burden of showing that it can prosecute him for that without impairing the executive function. And finally, there’s no immunity for unofficial or private acts. And I think the — and the practical effect of this is that the District Court is going to do what it really should have done at the beginning, which the government really should have had it do, which is do the analysis so the facts are going up to the Supreme Court. So, as a practical matter, there’s not going to be a trial of this case before the election.”