On Thursday, Alberto Gonzales, the attorney general during the administration of former President George W. Bush, expressed his support for Vice President Harris.
He referred to former President Trump as “possibly the most severe threat to the rule of law in a generation,” citing the Supreme Court’s immunity decision.
Gonzalez wrote in a new op-ed in Politico that “the character of the person we elect in November is particularly important today” due to the court’s decision as well as a Congress “spectacularly incapable or unwilling to check abuses of executive power.”
Gonzales also asserted that Trump’s current convictions and pending criminal charges suggest that the former president would not adhere to the law during his tenure in office.
“Standing alone, these charges, convictions and judgments show that Trump is someone who fails to act, time and time again, in accordance with the rule of law. There is little evidence that he has the integrity and character to responsibly wield the power of the presidency within the limits of the law,” he claimed.
“And no amount of rationalization to support Trump because of his policies can overcome the disqualification of this man based on his lack of integrity.” he added.
The alleged significance of integrity in a president has been reemphasized following the Supreme Court’s decision that a president is immune from criminal prosecution and presumptively immune when engaging in any official act when exercising core constitutional powers.
“It is the president’s integrity, honesty and respect for our institutions that may be the most important and reliable check on abuses of power,” Gonzales claimed.
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