McEnany Reiterates Qualified-Immunity Reform Is a ‘Non-Starter’
White Home Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany reiterated Wednesday that President Trump considers ending qualified immunity for police officers “a non-starter” as discussions about police reform proceed within the wake of George Floyd’s death.
McEnany’s comments come after she talked about Monday that qualified immunity — which shields law enforcement officials from being sued in court docket for violating a civilian’s constitutional rights, unless their actions violated “clearly established federal law” — used to be no longer something the president would have in thoughts.
“You had AG Barr saying this weekend he used to be asked about reduced immunity and he talked about, ‘I don’t mediate we have to diminish immunity to trudge after the shocking law enforcement officials on story of that will per chance maybe result no doubt in police pulling reduction,’ which is no longer counseled,” McEnany talked about, referencing an interview Barr gave to CBS News’s Face the Nation. “I don’t mediate you might want to decrease immunity to . . . to trudge after the shocking law enforcement officials, on story of that will per chance maybe result no doubt in police pulling reduction,” Barr suggested Margaret Brennan.
Democrats have already launched a proposal for police reform that does demand ending qualified immunity, whereas furthermore amending the identical old of prosecution for police misconduct from “willfulness” to “recklessness.” The White Home is within the intervening time reviewing a series of proposals, in consultation with Republicans on Capitol Hill.
Senator Tim Scott (R., S.C.), the lone black Republican within the Senate, has been tasked with leading the GOP effort to trudge a police-reform bill sooner than July 4, and has furthermore dominated out reforming qualified immunity.
“We’re on a separate observe from White Home,” Scott suggested journalists. “I truly have been talking with of us within the White Home relating to the observe they’re on as smartly. With out a doubt there is a technique for us all to work collectively, but we’ve been in dialogue with them for just a few days.”