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>SCOTUS decided to grant the president immunity for any crime committed in their official function That ruling is very broad and vague! I don't think killing C
by mandeepj 6mo ago
>SCOTUS decided to grant the president immunity for any crime committed in their official function
That ruling is very broad and vague! I don't think killing Congress is part of POTUS's official job description.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-isnt-immune-from-civil-claims-that-his-jan-6-rally-speech-incited-riot-judge-rules https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-isnt-immune-from...
- edmundsauto 6mo agoIsn’t the definition of official duties vague and left to the courts?
- solid_fuel 6mo agoNeither is fomenting a coup. And yet...
- bloppe 6mo agoTrump was never found immune for that. We was just reelected before the prosecution could run it's course, and the DOJ never prosecutes a sitting president. Presumably the suit could resume once Trump steps down, but it might be wise for his democratic successor to offer him a pardon for the sake of an orderly transition
- solid_fuel 6mo ago> it might be wise for his democratic successor to offer him a pardon for the sake of an orderly transition Oh absolutely not. Any democratic successor that did such a thing would face such an immense backlash from the democratic and centrist voting base that it would effectively throw their entire term away. No, most of the democrats see the pardoning of Nixon as a grave error and want to see justice for what has been done this term.
- mandeepj 6mo ago> offer him a pardon for the sake of an orderly transition Biden’s term just started fine without any transition
- brandensilva 6mo agoThat's the thing though. Where do you draw the line from the hitman and the one who ordered it legally in their official capacity.
- mandeepj 6mo agoWhen you've a SCOTUS that can rule: you can't forgive student debt loans but rule an as*hole has a presidential immunity, then we have a problem.