Posted on 04/25/2024 10:06:27 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Thursday on whether former President Donald Trump can be criminally prosecuted over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.
The justices have taken up the monumental question of if, and if so to what extent, former presidents enjoy immunity for conduct alleged to involve official acts during their time in office.
The high court's decision will determine if Trump stands trial before the November election on four charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith, including conspiracy to defraud the United States.
Throughout arguments, multiple of the justices made clear they were looking past the immediate example of Trump and what their decision will mean for the future of the presidency.
"This case has huge implications for the presidency, for the future of the presidency and for the future of the country, in my view," said Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
"Whatever we decide is going to apply to all future presidents," said Justice Samuel Alito......
Justice Samuel Alito addressed the "layers of protection" against bad faith prosecutions raised by the DOJ......
In a recurring point of interest for the court as it questioned the government, Justice Brett Kavanaugh raised the question of the "risk" of a "creative prosecutor" using "vague" criminal statutes -- including obstruction and conspiracy, which Trump faces -- against any president if they can't claim immunity......
Asked by Justice Clarence Thomas why previous presidents were not prosecuted for controversial actions, prosecutor Michael Dreeben said "this is a central question."
"The reason why there have not been prior criminal prosecutions is that there were not crimes," he said.
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I rip tags off mattresses.
“Isn’t it strange that Congress-critters like Adam Schiff and Liz Cheney can lie their guts out as long as they do it under the guise of their duties as Representatives? They have blanket immunity for all the crimes they are currently committing.”
Great point.
What, then, did Gerald Ford pardon Nixon for?
Actually they punted it back to states not really the same thing is it? They wrongly ruled with Roe was that babies in the womb were not humans and had no constitutional right to life, all they did in overturning Roe was say that states should now decide if babies were human, sort of like Pilate washing his hands in public. All they are saying is we aren't murdering babies the states are and we won't stop them from doing it.
I said the morning that the Roe decision came down that old people were next and we saw some of that during the opening of Covid fraudemic didn't we.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said she was worried that granting Trump’s position for presidential immunity would “embolden” a president to act criminally “with abandon.”
It would then be up to congress to impeach.
Might as well make it complete immunity. Democrats already have effective immunity. So giving all presidents complete immunity would even things up.
And there are STILL no crimes, Michael Dreeben, you lying sack of rotting dogsqueeze.
Ask federal judge Susan Webber Wright.
all commie bums - ABC News
I thought Air Ketanji was still trying to pass the quiz about what a woman is.
DEI = Didn't Earn IT
This is all payback for the clintoons and for not worship the halfrican.
This is all payback for the what what the clintoons were put throgh and for not worshiping the halfrican.
Thank you. She was my guess as the justice most likely one to make such a statement.
Yep.
Would have liked to see a follow up question:
How long before we have to learn to speak Chinese?.
No immunity for a president - no immunity for judge, including Supreme Court judges.
Our current president with his taking of bribes from our enemies. Will he be prosecuted. How about O? I thought it was illegal to spy on your political opponents and use your power to have the FBI spy on citizens. Illegal
Isa the justice referring to clinton, obama and biden...”criminal presidents”?
NO way that SCOTUS should even bother with the nuances on immunity the Court discussed. While POTUS is in office he has blanket immunity.PERIOD.
Or else we become a third word tin pot dictatorship.
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