A president must have immunity while in office, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., declared Friday, adding that without it, a commander in chief would be “looking over his shoulder on every critical decision.”
In a wide-ranging interview on Politico’s podcast Playbook Deep Dive, Johnson said an immunity clause is “important.” The remarks start at the 36:38 mark.
“I mean, whoever is the commander in chief, if you’re elected by all the people in this country, you should be trusted with the office,” Johnson said. “And we need the person, having given them that trust, to be able to make critical decisions on a dime without worrying about some sort of liability for it. I think that’s a really important principle.”
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