{"id":34079,"date":"2025-08-14T17:01:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T17:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=34079"},"modified":"2025-08-14T17:01:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T17:01:33","slug":"giuliani-obamas-presidential-immunity-might-not-cover-him-in-russia-probe-late-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=34079","title":{"rendered":"\u201cGiuliani: Obama\u2019s \u2018Presidential Immunity\u2019 Might Not Cover Him in Russia Probe!\u201d \u2013 Late Press"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1803049\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-site-blocks\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- wpcom_wp_footer --><\/p>\n<div id=\"likes-other-gravatars\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"likes-text\">\n<p>Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City and Donald Trump\u2019s personal lawyer, stirred the political waters by questioning whether\u00a0<strong>former President Barack Obama<\/strong>\u00a0could truly rely on \u201cpresidential immunity\u201d to shield him from legal scrutiny related to the Russia investigation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Claim:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Giuliani asserted that presidential immunity is neither absolute nor guaranteed, especially if there\u2019s credible evidence that a president\u00a0<strong>acted outside the bounds of official duties<\/strong>\u00a0or engaged in misconduct.<\/li>\n<li>His comments follow a broader trend among Trump\u2019s legal circle\u2014putting the immunity doctrine under renewed debate as Trump himself faces multiple legal challenges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-34081\" src=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Capture-280x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Capture-280x300.png 280w, https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Capture.png 539w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Watch Next<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Legal Analysts\u2019 Reactions<\/strong><br \/>\nExperts are likely to weigh in on whether Giuliani\u2019s interpretation aligns with established precedent or stretches the doctrine for political ends.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Potential Litigation<\/strong><br \/>\nIf any lawsuits or investigations citing actions of Obama emerge, immunity\u2019s scope could face a real courtroom test.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Political Ramifications<\/strong><br \/>\nGiuliani\u2019s comments may set the stage for future partisan battles, especially if prosecutors or congressional committees signal intent to probe executive conduct.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Caution<\/h3>\n<p>This discussion is speculative\u2014no formal charges or investigations into Barack Obama regarding the Russia inquiry exist or have been announced. Giuliani\u2019s viewpoints reflect political posturing, not legal fact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City and Donald Trump\u2019s personal lawyer, stirred the political waters by questioning whether\u00a0former President Barack Obama\u00a0could truly rely on \u201cpresidential immunity\u201d to shield &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34079"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34082,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34079\/revisions\/34082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/34080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}