Trump claims Obama has immunity for his role in the Steele dossier hoax, sparking legal debate.
I suspected that this was the case, and even said so in a recent radio interview.
But I have been very reluctant to write about it because I am not a lawyer, so I can only use my common sense and layman’s understanding of the law in what must be a very, very complex question.
But Trump, who certainly has access to excellent legal advice, has just said that Obama has immunity from prosecution for any crimes he may have committed in conspiring to use falsified intelligence to undermine Trump’s presidency, set up a phony impeachment, and perhaps put Trump in jail.
President Trump on the treasonous acts of Barack HUSSEIN Obama:
«He has immunity, it probably helps him a lot. He OWES ME BIG. Obama owes me big.»
«But it DOESN’T help the people around him AT ALL.» pic.twitter.com/Fpy6dP45DC— MAGA Kitty (@SaveUSAKitty) July 25, 2025
That makes sense to me—not as a matter of justice, but of Constitutional prudence. Just as the Supreme Court recently ruled on presidential immunity regarding (false) claims of crimes by President Trump, I think that the Court would rule that Obama has immunity from prosecution for crimes committed in the course of his duties as president.
