During Thursday's deliberations at the U.S. Supreme Court on former President Donald Trump's immunity claim, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh warned that a decision in the case has future implications for whether future presidents are shielded from vicious cycles of malicious prosecution that could effectively end the presidency as we know it.
Justice Kavanaugh said that when presidents are subject to prosecution, history shows that it's not going to stop.
"It's going to cycle back and be used against the current president or the next president ... and the next president and the next president after that."
Justice Neil Gorsuch, who said that the court is "Writing a rule for the ages," along with Justice Samuel Alito and Justice Kavanaugh all said that their concern was not so much the case against President Trump, but rather the effect of the ruling on future presidencies.
Justice Kavanaugh expressed concern about the future implications of the case, warning of the prospect of a vicious cycle of malicious prosecutions that could hamper presidents for years to come.
Justice Kavanaugh argued that the Reagan, Bush, and Clinton presidencies were all "Hampered" by investigations, while suggesting that holding a president accountable is less important than protecting the functioning of the presidency.
He argued that when former presidents are subjected to prosecution, this risks triggering a vicious cycle of vindictive prosecutions.
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