The broadcast networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC each spent a chunk of their Tuesday morning newscasts tearing at the fabric of American intuitions by stoking fear of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling limiting presidential immunity. Amid those reports, something interesting happened on CBS Mornings as legal correspondent Jan Crawford slammed the brakes on Democratic Party donor and CBS co-anchor Gayle King, who was trying to fear monger about presidents being above the law.
Leading into the segment, King asserted that the “landmark” ruling “redefined the power of the office of the president.” “Now, you should know there is no precedent for a decision like this because, until now, we’ve never had a former president who has faced criminal charges like Donald Trump,” she added.
As she was handing it off to Crawford to tell the rest of the story, King…
