Former Attorney General Bill Barr on Thursday argued that former President Donald Trump’s 2024 White House bid shouldn’t give him “immunity” from prosecutors and suggested the ex-commander-in-chief “will be convicted of some counts” before Election Day.
Barr appeared on Fox News and was asked by host Neil Cavuto whether judges handling the 77-year-old former president’s four criminal cases should weigh the upcoming primary elections when scheduling Trump’s trial dates.
Barr insisted that while some accommodations may be appropriate, it would be better for the country to have the cases resolved before voters head to the polls in November of 2024.
“I don’t think that that should govern the schedule for pursuing these cases,” Barr, 73, said of Trump’s campaign schedule. “You know, you don’t get immunity for two years in the run-up to an election just by saying, ‘Hey, I’m a candidate.’”
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