David Rivkin

Leading #Conservative thinker and media commentator; staunch defender of the Constitution and the Founders vision; committed idealist who loves animals.

[David Rivkin @DavidRivkin]

What Jack Smith Gets Wrong About Immunity

The special prosecutor focuses on then-President Trump’s motives—a critical legal error.

(Wall St Journal op-ed w/ Elizabeth Price Foley)

https://t.co/LZ5Ly8K4Y5

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

From @WSJopinion: Jack Smith focuses on then-President Trump’s motives—a critical legal error, write @DavidRivkin and Elizabeth Price Foley https://t.co/fp9N09xNvE https://t.co/fp9N09xNvE

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

From @WSJopinion: Bragg’s prosecution of Trump is plagued by many reversible legal errors, of which the failure to accord pre-emptive force to FECA is the strongest grounds for its reversal on appeal, write @DavidRivkin and Elizabeth Price Foley https://t.co/9cOYiqhzlI

[Wall Street Journal Opinion @WSJopinion]

Bragg’s prosecution of Trump is plagued by many reversible legal errors, of which the failure to accord pre-emptive force to FECA is the strongest grounds for its reversal on appeal, write @DavidRivkin and Elizabeth Price Foley
https://t.co/8arhEg3teD

[David Rivkin @DavidRivkin]

Why Trump’s Conviction Can’t Stand:

It rests on an intent to violate a state law that is pre-empted by the Federal Election Campaign Act.

(op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, w/ Elizabeth Price Foley)
https://t.co/lR9NgzN0Aw

[David Rivkin @DavidRivkin]

Democrats make clear that if they win, they’ll push measures to destroy the judiciary’s independence.

(op-ed in the Wall Street Journal w/ @andrewmgrossman)

Harris and Schumer Target the Supreme Court

https://t.co/6ixF4RXLQw

[Wall Street Journal Opinion @WSJopinion]

Democrats proclaim their devotion to democratic institutions, but their plan for the Supreme Court is an assault on America’s basic constitutional structure, write @DavidRivkin and @andrewmgrossman
https://t.co/HiQRXDc0Kx

[Wall Street Journal Opinion @WSJopinion]

Any prosecution of a president based on his official acts harms the presidency’s effectiveness. The court has sent a clear message to prosecutors like Jack Smith, write @DavidRivkin and Elizabeth Price Foley
https://t.co/Fj0prsDKV0

[David Rivkin @DavidRivkin]

America Depends on Presidential Immunity: Rejecting Trump’s claim would have meant a weaker government and a more politicized justice system.

(op-ed in the WSJ w/ Elizabeth Price Foley)

https://t.co/ycIHEeQnhg

[Wall Street Journal Opinion @WSJopinion]

The immunity decision isn’t about Trump so much as it is about protecting the presidency itself; future occupants of that office, including President Biden; and the ability of the government to function, write @DavidRivkin and Elizabeth Price Foley
https://t.co/6pdUwxYkon

[Wall Street Journal Opinion @WSJopinion]

Three due-process precepts—notice, meaningful opportunity to defend, and proof of all elements—were absent in Trump’s trial. The Constitution demands that higher courts throw out the verdict against him, write @DavidRivkin and Elizabeth Price Foley
https://t.co/QjX8qN1c0l

[Wall Street Journal Opinion @WSJopinion]

Trump, like all criminal defendants, was entitled to due process. The Constitution demands that higher courts throw out the verdict against him, write @DavidRivkin and Elizabeth Price Foley https://t.co/qPfo1QqQ4f

[Wall Street Journal Opinion @WSJopinion]

Three due-process precepts—notice, meaningful opportunity to defend, and proof of all elements—were absent in Trump’s trial. The Constitution demands that higher courts throw out the verdict against him, write @DavidRivkin and Elizabeth Price Foley
https://t.co/z8XxaGY8Hi

[Wall Street Journal Opinion @WSJopinion]

If the State Department’s criticisms of Israel are serious, they imperil the defense of all civilized countries, write @DavidRivkin and Lee A. Casey
https://t.co/SvbquJejfN

[David Rivkin @DavidRivkin]

If the State Department’s criticisms of Israel are serious, they imperil the defense of all civilized countries. (op-ed in the Wall Street Journal w/ Lee A. Casey)

https://t.co/dMDVD2HeWc

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From @WSJopinion: If the State Department’s criticisms of Israel are serious, they imperil the defense of all civilized countries, write @DavidRivkin and Lee A. Casey https://t.co/DHRhUlYlnS https://t.co/DHRhUlYlnS

[Andrew M. Grossman @andrewmgrossman]

And to top it all off, an observation from my friend and colleague @DavidRivkin: "the information he gave to Hur had nothing to do with his tenure as President and involved his private conduct."

[Wall Street Journal Opinion @WSJopinion]

Trump’s detractors insist that recognizing presidential immunity would put him above the law. They’re wrong, write @DavidRivkin and Elizabeth Price Foley
https://t.co/WqjriNvAD4

[Wall Street Journal Opinion @WSJopinion]

Even if the prospect of conviction is remote, the threat of prosecution impairs the presidency. Imagine how other presidents might have fared if they had to worry about prosecution for official acts, write @DavidRivkin and Elizabeth Price Foley
https://t.co/9JkSUpTXR7

[David Rivkin @DavidRivkin]

Presidential immunity does not mean presidents are "above the law". There are other ways of holding the president to account -- ways that don't impede their ability to carry out the role.

(op-ed in the Wall Street Journal)

https://t.co/uLxV8CZeIW