'Firehose of lies': Jesse Watters bashed for claiming Joe Biden could be indicted for financial fraud after he leaves office

WASHINGTON, DC: Fox host Jesse Watters caused a stir on social media after he argued that if former President Donald Trump’s immunity appeal is denied, his successor Joe Biden could be arrested for a series of crimes he otherwise wouldn't be charged with.

The veteran news anchor made the comments on his prime-time program 'Jesse Watters Primetime'. He insisted that Democrats are desperate and are throwing a legal Hail Mary to prosecute their political opponent, Fox News reported.

Jesse Watters' deep dive on presidential immunity

"Biden's prosecutor is asking the courts if he's allowed to charge Trump with a crime for challenging the election. The former president thought he'd show up to the hearing today. His defense team argued that the president commands the executive branch and his chief executive officer," the Fox host began.

"The Constitution empowers the president to execute and enforce the laws of the land. Now, after an unprecedented mail-in ballot election where rules were loosened on the fly and where the CIA, FBI, and Big Tech colluded and deceived the American voter, Donald Trump had every right to exercise his power to enforce election law, pursue election fraud allegations along with recounts and legal challenges," he continued.

Watters also stressed the importance of presidential immunity, especially when it came to the sitting President, Joe Biden.

"Joe Biden could be charged with financial fraud for raiding the treasury to bribe college kids. Joe Biden could be charged with cocaine possession because they found half a gram in his house. Abe Lincoln could be charged with homicide for prosecuting the Civil War. Presidents cannot exercise their authority effectively while they are wondering if the next president's prosecutors will charge them," he said.

The news host expanded on his position during an appearance on 'The Five'.

"I did a deep dive on this law. The Supreme Court -- please back me up, I'm begging you -- in '82, the Supreme Court says that presidents have immunity for what they do when they take official acts as president," Watters told his co-hosts.

"And so if the president, the chief executive officer, he has the sole authority to execute and enforce the law of the land, Donald Trump will argue that 'I was enforcing election fraud, I was pursuing allegations of election fraud. I was pursuing recounts, I was pursuing election challenges. I was pursuing alternate slants of electors.' If you say that any other president wants to leave office, the following president can just come in with lawyers and indict the former guy? That's crazy," he continued.

"That means Joe Biden can be indicted after he leaves in a year for child trafficking. That means you could indict Joe Biden for cocaine possession. That means you could indict Joe Biden for financial fraud. It's insane. Under this theory that the Democrats are pushing, you could charge Abe Lincoln with murder for prosecuting the Civil War. It doesn't make any sense. No one's going to buy it. I can't wait until it gets to the high court," he added.

Internet reacts to Jesse Watters' views on presidential immunity

Supporters of Biden lashed out at Watters for his comments about presidential immunity.

"It’s just a firehose of lies all day long," one posted on X (formerly Twitter).

"Wow, Jesse, Abe Lincoln... So now your hypothetical scenarios include the deceased. Bravo, way to drive your point home," another wrote.

"One thing is for sure. Fox wasn't looking for an upgrade for Tucker," someone else quipped.

"This is a BIG part of the reason why Fox viewers live in a constant state of conspiracy theories," another alleged.

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