...against his main political rival. This ruling makes it harder for Biden to weaponize the DOJ against his main political rival. Jack Smith is still going to prosecute Trump, but many of the avenues Smith was seeking are now closed by this ruling, and other he will have to prove more than he otherwise would have if not for Presidents have presumptive immunity.
Biden doesn't have the power, but speaking of that quick 4 minute reading off the teleprompter, did you catch how much bronzer Biden is now wearing? Trump should sue for trademark infringement.
The supreme Court ruled that presidents have immunity not that presidents can't go after their political rival.
I would find it very interesting to watch Biden and his imaginary boogeyman crime family exercise this immunity and hold into the presidency using the military and just pre-empt an election entirely. Blanket pardons all around. Hell, have Trump and his family rounded up, just like the imaginary **** the right spews about him trying to do just that. Make it a reality and see how long it takes the supreme court to muster up a case they can use to reverse that decision. See, they trust that only republicans will use that immunity to hold onto power. What happens when the other side does just that? So ****ing stupid. What a farce. Most corrupt supreme court we have ever seen in the history of the country, to borrow a turn of phrase from Convicted Felon and Rapist Donald "I never slept with a porn star" Trump.
Yep, they made it immeasurably easier for Biden to do exactly that and go after his political rival for no reason at all. Let's see the mental gymnastics the right will go through to spin this one around.
Hence all the “jokes” suggesting just that.
For the president there is immunity for some actions, there is presumptive immunity for some other actions, and there is no immunity for some actions.
He isn't being prosecuted for anything actually.
Tristan Snell, who was in the NY AG's office and prosecuted Trump University, has a good Twitter thread on this:
Yep. That judge is politically motivated in favor of Trump just like the supreme court is.
I have no idea what you're talking about. The take-away is this: Trump, and US Presidents in general, weren't given immunity to do whatever they want. Trump is still being prosecuted. Trump doesn't have blanket immunity for acts he committed while he was in office. The entire narrative is a lie. It makes me sad for humanity to see how much of society is completely uncritical of the information they take in.
news.berkeley.edu
Sounds like the supreme Court had no need to make any rulings then.
According to some here Jan. 6th was no big deal.Despite what some would have you believe, this is no small matter.
High court ruling on presidential immunity threatens the rule of law, scholars warn - Berkeley News
Berkeley experts say the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling could allow presidents to commit crime under the guise of official business. One called the decision "dangerous."
“In effect, the scholars said, the court put the president largely above the law in a way that was never written into the U.S. Constitution or established in more than 200 years of legal precedent. That could precipitate a crisis in the near term, they said, if former President Donald Trump wins re-election in November and uses the new protections with impunity to pursue his political opponents…..
“Berkeley political scientist Terri Bimes, a scholar in the history and operation of the U.S. presidency, called the court’s ruling “dangerous.” “The decision seems to permit the president to use the power of the office to commit acts that are illegal, that are criminal,” Bimes said. “The fact that these actions are being taken in the name of the presidency, that they’re official acts, makes them immune from prosecution. That is really problematic.”….
“Broadly considered, they said, the Supreme Court’s ruling could fundamentally change the presidency, dramatically increasing its power and making the nation more vulnerable to authoritarian leaders who might pursue power by any means necessary”.
Conservative Legal Icon Condemns Trump Immunity Ruling In No Uncertain Terms
J. Michael Luttig said the decision represented the "unsouling" of America.www.huffpost.com
She spoke out against Orange god king. Duh Fuhrer doesn’t tolerate disloyalty.
The Supreme Court took the case because the Biden administration was using the DOJ in a way that had never been used, so they wanted to provide a framework for how the government would proceed with the prosecution of Trump. That is it. The ONLY reason this ruling is a big deal is because the left-of-center media apparatus was desperate to find anything to talk about that wasn't Biden's cognitive decline. They latched on to this nothing story and spun it to absurdity. We don't now have a king. The President can't assassinate political rivals. Trump is still being prosecuted, but now the prosecution has to go through the extra step of arguing over events being official acts or non-official acts. Oh noes.
