On Tuesday, reporters waiting outside a federal courthouse in Washington, DC were caught on a hot mic joking about assassinating former President Donald Trump. Their conversation was picked up on an Associated Press live feed ahead of Trump’s immunity appeal hearing.
The two reporters, both men, have not been identified.
“You know what the worst part is? Even if he has his window open and he’s hanging out of it, he’ll be on the other side of the street,” the first reporter said to the second, both of them laughing.
“I mean if he’s driving, we’ve got a good shot,” the second replied.
The first agreed, saying it would work well if Trump had the front window open. The second added that it would be even better if Trump was in a convertible.
“Yeah, I wasn’t thinking about that.”
“Yeah, like if he just pulls up—”
“Like JFK? Like a JFK solution,” the first seems to have said.
JUST IN — Reporters caught on a hot mic joking about a JFK-style Trump assassination at DC courthouse ahead of his immunity appeal hearing:
"I mean, if he’s driving, we’ve got a good shot!" pic.twitter.com/DSITC7SYIL
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) January 9, 2024
“Maybe someone, just like they told JFK, ‘You know what you should do? You should take a convertible! It’s so nice out,” he continued, provoking much laughter from his colleagues.
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Trump’s legal team made the case today that he was immune from prosecution over allegedly attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The three federal judges who listened to the defense reportedly responded with “deep skepticism.”
Trump’s defense argued that a former president cannot be individually prosecuted for actions that were part of his official duties. “To authorize the prosecution of a president for official acts would open a Pandora’s box from which this nation may never recover,” argued Trump’s attorney John Sauer.
In response, Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson said she believes “it’s paradoxical to say that his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed allows him to violate criminal law.” Henderson was appointed by former President George H.W. Bush. The other two were appointed by President Joe Biden.
Their decision will be of monumental importance for Trump’s effort to retake the presidency, as it will determine whether the criminal case against him is legitimate. Additionally, it will set a precedent for the legitimacy of prosecuting ex-presidents for their actions while in the White House, which has yet to be tested in American law courts.
This is the same case on which Special Counsel Jack Smith demanded the Supreme Court conduct an emergency ruling so that he could prosecute it before the 2024 election. His request was rejected on December 22nd, causing the trial to go through a lower court and on to a federal court. Trump’s lawyer used the same immunity defense in the lower court, which was rejected. The appeals judges indicated they were unconvinced by the notion that the framers of the Constitution wished to grant absolute immunity to ex-presidents.
Shane Devine is a writer covering politics, economics, and culture for Valuetainment. Follow Shane on X (Twitter).
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