BREAKING: Supreme Court rules Trump is entitled to some immunity in Jan. 6 case

[pknopp]

It's a states rights issue numbnuts 9th and 10 th amendment

The idea that a president has any sort of immunity exists nowhere. The justices just created it out of nothing.

Massive hypocrisy all around.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

Trump was just trying to protect democracy, what could be more official than that?

ty

 

[theHawk]

Oh snap!!!


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Scathing Sotomayor dissent: "The President is now a king above the law"​

Justice Sonia Sotomayor did not hold back in her dissent.

“Let the President violate the law, let him exploit the trappings of his office for personal gain, let him use his official power for evil ends. Because if he knew that he may one day face liability for breaking the law, he might not be as bold and fearless as we would like him to be. That is the majority’s message today. Even if these nightmare scenarios never play out, and I pray they never do, the damage has been done. The relationship between the President and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably. In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law.”
“Orders the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a military coup to hold onto power? Immune. Takes a bribe in exchange for a pardon? Immune. Immune, immune, immune.”
“Let the President violate the law, let him exploit the trappings of his office for personal gain, let him use his official power for evil ends. Because if he knew that he may one day face liability for breaking the law, he might not be as bold and fearless as we would like him to be. That is the majority’s message today.”

She’s a dolt. What do you think every Democrat in recent history has done when exiting the office?

 

[scruffy]

4 min ago

Presidential historian says today's decision makes it harder for Americans to "protect themselves"​

From CNN's Antoinette Radford
Presidential historian Tim Naftali said today’s decision would make it “much harder for the American people to protect themselves from a corrupt president.”
On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that Donald Trump may claim immunity from criminal prosecution for some of the actions he took in the waning days of his presidency.
Naftali said that the fact that a district court had to decide which elements of Trump’s presidency had immunity was “chilling.”
“The fact that the discussions with Vice President Pence have a presumption of immunity has to be determined by the district court though, has a chilling effect,” Naftali said

Go tell the J6 political prisoners.

 

[Rogue AI]

I have to note the hypocrisy. The court over ruled RvW because they said no such protection exists in the Constitution.

Now they rule a president has certain protections despite there being nothing about that in the Constitution.

If they ruled solely on the document Trump would have total immunity without first being impeached and removed, as that is the only reference in the Constitution. Nor does that reference differentiate between official and unofficial acts. Nobody should really be happy with this half assed compromise.

 

[Vrenn]

Well, the SCOTUS has spoken. Some of the things that the JOC has presented will have to be resigned but other parts has been ruled as zero immunity.

 

[Blaster]

This ruling helps Biden more than it does Trump.

 

[pknopp]

If they ruled solely on the document Trump would have total immunity without first being impeached and removed, as that is the only reference in the Constitution. Nor does that reference differentiate between official and unofficial acts. Nobody should really be happy with this half assed compromise.

I don't disagree it's a half assed compromise which isn't the courts job. They are to rule, not compromise.

 

[Blaster]

This will apply to all Presidents.

 

[Rambunctious]

The media after last week and today..... lol

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Oh snap!!!


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Scathing Sotomayor dissent: "The President is now a king above the law"​

Justice Sonia Sotomayor did not hold back in her dissent.

“Let the President violate the law, let him exploit the trappings of his office for personal gain, let him use his official power for evil ends. Because if he knew that he may one day face liability for breaking the law, he might not be as bold and fearless as we would like him to be. That is the majority’s message today. Even if these nightmare scenarios never play out, and I pray they never do, the damage has been done. The relationship between the President and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably. In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law.”
“Orders the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a military coup to hold onto power? Immune. Takes a bribe in exchange for a pardon? Immune. Immune, immune, immune.”
“Let the President violate the law, let him exploit the trappings of his office for personal gain, let him use his official power for evil ends. Because if he knew that he may one day face liability for breaking the law, he might not be as bold and fearless as we would like him to be. That is the majority’s message today.”

She is right. It's a deplorable decision from a corrupt court.

 

[scruffy]

This insanity should be tested properly. President Biden could officially order the justice department to designate Trump an enemy of the country and then order the military to eliminate that threat. And maybe while they are at it also take out the conservative members of the supreme court. All very officially of course.

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Go right ahead.

You'll be the first to go in the civil war that follows.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

The idea that a president has any sort of immunity exists nowhere. The justices just created it out of nothing.

Massive hypocrisy all around.

100% correct.

 

[Smokin' OP]

Teabaggers love corruption.

The former self proclaimed......"Law & Order" party has a long history.

Then appointed the supreme court to further their destruction.

Why can't they just move to Russia?
They have their paradise waiting for them.
Their dear leader loves their dear leader.

They visited there on July 4th.

Republican members of Congress celebrated the Fourth ...​

American Journal News
https://americanjournalnews.com › republicans-congres...
Jul 5, 2018 — Republican members of Congress celebrated the Fourth of July in Russia ... On a day when America celebrates its independence from tyranny, ...

 

[Rambunctious]

If Garland and Smith keep pushing after todays ruling it will look like a persecution not a prosecution to everyone...
This basically kills the entire witch hunt....

 

[Blaster]

She is right. It's a deplorable decision.

Why?

 

[ThisIsMe]

Yep, I agree with this. No president should be held in check for OFFICIAL acts…the question now will be “was J6 an official act?”

Also, this ruling also means that there will be leniency against Biden in the future

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Per the majority decision, it was o k for trump to pressure pence to violate his duties and the law, because they were discussing the duties of pence's office.

It.'s truly astounding and outrageous.

 

[ThisIsMe]

Oh snap!!!


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5 min ago

Scathing Sotomayor dissent: "The President is now a king above the law"​

Justice Sonia Sotomayor did not hold back in her dissent.

“Let the President violate the law, let him exploit the trappings of his office for personal gain, let him use his official power for evil ends. Because if he knew that he may one day face liability for breaking the law, he might not be as bold and fearless as we would like him to be. That is the majority’s message today. Even if these nightmare scenarios never play out, and I pray they never do, the damage has been done. The relationship between the President and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably. In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law.”
“Orders the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a military coup to hold onto power? Immune. Takes a bribe in exchange for a pardon? Immune. Immune, immune, immune.”
“Let the President violate the law, let him exploit the trappings of his office for personal gain, let him use his official power for evil ends. Because if he knew that he may one day face liability for breaking the law, he might not be as bold and fearless as we would like him to be. That is the majority’s message today.”

Good grief..you’d think for being a Supreme Court justice, she wouldn’t be so melodramatic..

Presidents have always been immune for official acts…this doesn’t clear the way for a president to assassinate their political opponent.

lol…drama much?

 

[WorldWatcher]

If Garland and Smith keep pushing after todays ruling it will look like a persecution not a prosecution to everyone...
This basically kills the entire witch hunt....

No in the least.

Trump acting to further his campaign is not an "official act" per any reasonable person.

Trump failing to surrender classified documents when ordered to do was by a federal court after he left office and conspiring to evade the subpoena and retain the documents after he left office are not official acts because he wasn't President.

WW