Bill Barr Rebuts Trump's Unfair Trial Assertion Amid Campaign: 'You Don't Get Immunity' By Being A Presidential Candidate

Former Attorney General Bill Barr countered Donald Trump’s plea over trial timing during his presidential campaign, Business Insider reports.

Barr responded to Trump’s assertion that facing court proceedings during his presidential campaign is unjust.

He remarked on Fox News, “To some degree, they might accommodate a few days here and there, but I don’t think that should govern the schedule for pursuing these cases.” He emphasized that federal investigations into Trump were underway before his presidential bid announcement.

“You don’t get immunity for two years in a runup to the election just saying, ‘hey, I’m a candidate you can’t try me,'” he added.

Special counsel Jack Smith plans to present his Jan 6 Capitol Riots-related case in Jan 2024, coinciding with the Iowa Republican caucuses. Meanwhile, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis aims to have Trump tried in Georgia just before Super Tuesday.

Despite his criticisms of Trump, Barr labeled the New York case against Trump concerning alleged hush money payments before the 2016 election as a “joke.” However, he believes Smith has stronger cases against Trump, including the alleged mishandling of classified documents and efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

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