Gen. Charles Krulak, the former president of Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama and retired Marine commandant, was among dozens of retired four-star generals and admirals and ex-cabinet officials who filed an amicus brief Monday before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging ex-President Donald Trump's claim of immunity against prosecution.
“The notion of such immunity, both as a general matter, and also specifically in the context of the potential negation of election results, threatens to jeopardize our nation's security and international leadership,” the brief stated. “Particularly in times like the present, when anti-democratic, authoritarian regimes are on the rise worldwide, such a threat is intolerable and dangerous.”
If Trump's legal argument that he is immune from prosecution is not rejected by the Supreme Court, argued Krulak and the other signees, “we risk jeopardizing America's standing as a guardian of democracy in the world and further feeding the spread of authoritarianism, thereby threatening the national security of the United States and democracies around the world.”
The brief was filed by retired four-star generals and admirals and former cabinet secretaries who served under former presidents dating back to President John F. Kennedy.
Krulak was the highest-ranking Marine from 1995 to 1999, when he served as commandant under President Bill Clinton.
Krulak and the other retired military officials and cabinet…
