Posted on 04/09/2024 7:23:26 PM PDT by bitt
The Constitutional Coalition and former Attorney General John Ashcroft filed an amicus curiae (Friend of the Court) in the United States Supreme Court in the case United States v. Trump. The appeal to the Supreme Court concerns the question of presidential immunity. More specifically, whether a subsequent president may criminally prosecute his (or her) predecessor, and current political rival, for official acts the previous president took while in office. This amicus brief was not filed on behalf of either party – Special Counsel Jack Smith (hired by Attorney General Merrick Garland to prosecute former President Trump) nor on behalf of former President Trump. Rather, this amicus brief was filed to defend the constitutional principle that a President of the United States, as the Nation’s chief executive, must have immunity from criminal prosecution for those official acts the President takes during the President’s term in office. Otherwise, the President’s fear of a subsequent political rival bringing a criminal prosecution after the President leaves office will impair the President’s ability to make those decisions necessary to protect our national interest and discharge the duties of the office of Chief Executive.
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Bingo. The only way this crap stops is via tit for tat. Only when right leaning DA’s start charging prominent Democrats with crimes in red districts will Democrats stop. Unless and until those on the Right retaliate in kind, Leftists will keep engaging in rampant lawfare.
“Where are these TX and AZ AGs, to do just this”
Well, the rats went hard after the TX AG who had to spend time and money defending himself. AZ, who knows?
I just pointed out that any sort of change to the status quo is going to result in people who have both the money and time taking advantage of the loopholes you seem to think would be a good idea to punch in the system.
If the president does not have immunity the whole thing is going to collapse right on your head.
Now you are the one who is taking it personally. That is your privilege but bringing down the entire system over that is a BIT of an over reaction.
However if you get your wish I will be taking advantage.
They have multiple actions they can be charged for.
Clinton violated the Posse Comitatus Act at Waco. That is not a convoluted sorta, kinda, maybe thing. Federal military personnel were being used to enforce domestic policies. And a bunch of people, including civilians died.
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