Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) was fact-checked by legal analysts Wednesday after claiming that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump can't be charged with a crime for any actions during his time in the White House.
A Washington, D.C. grand jury handed down a superseding indictment about the 2020 election and Jan. 6 case, taking into account recent Supreme Court rulings.
"This guy is totally out of control. The Supreme Court was clear - but now Harris & Co ignore the law to try to jail Trump. Totally corrupt," Hawley posted on X.
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Hawley, who graduated from Yale University Law School and taught constitutional law, was criticized by lawyers online for twisting the reality of the High Court ruling.
"The Supreme Court in no way said the indictment in its entirety had to be thrown out," Moss posted on X.
Josh Chafetz, a Georgetown Law professor, agreed that Hawley knows better.
"Pathetic," he posted on X. "Hawley knows that (a) Harris has nothing to do with Smith's decisions, and (b) the superseding indictment is actually Smith adapting to the Supreme Court's immunity decision, not skirting it."
Georgia law school professor Anthony Michael Kreis lent his voice to the chorus of lawyers saying Hawley should know better.
"The Supreme Court didn't say presidents have absolute immunity for any and all crimes they may commit," he wrote. "The indictment is an attempt to comply with the new law from Trump v. US. Josh, who used to be a constitutional law professor before his foray into politics, should know better."
Georgia State Law School professor Eric Segall agreed.
"You know this isn’t true. How do you sleep at night?" he asked.
Hawley is up for reelection in Missouri, where Marine veteran Lucas Kunce is challenging him.
