Trump argued in court that former presidents are immune from prosecution for crimes they may have committed while in office. At the same time, Trump is running around talking about prosecuting Biden as soon as he is out of office. Absurd.
Trump argued in court that former presidents are immune from prosecution for crimes they may have committed while in office. At the same time, Trump is running around talking about prosecuting Biden as soon as he is out of office. Absurd.
But a core of Trump's assertion of immunity is that, absent immunity, prosecutions will be weaponized against former presidents by their successors - and to prove that, he has announced that he will do so when re-elected!
Current presidents are immune. Former presidents are immune. I'd like to see a Dark Brandon meme saying, "Tell me again how I'm immune for anything I do?!?"
Trump does not acknowledge Biden's election. This is important also for those attempting to invoke the 14th amendment, section 3, on insurrectionists holding office. The Confederacy was never recognized as legitimate by the US or by any foreign power. Hence, the general term "office holder" is used -- not the President or Vice President which, in effect, the Confederacy did not have. Those attempting to read 14.3 as exempting a President are delusional.
I do hope those involved in the 14.3 cases read J. Chutkin's opinion; did you notice she clearly sets forth how/why the President is covered as an officer/office holder: "As the Supreme Court has stated, that principle must govern citizens and officials alike: No officer of the law may set that law at defiance with impunity. All the officers of the government, from the highest to the lowest, are creatures of the law, and are bound to obey it. " The president is the highest officer in the land as commander in chief and as an elected official both.
Trump argued in court that former presidents are immune from prosecution for crimes they may have committed while in office. At the same time, Trump is running around talking about prosecuting Biden as soon as he is out of office. Absurd.
Because in Republican land, those rules are logical and fair. Heads they win, tails we lose.
But a core of Trump's assertion of immunity is that, absent immunity, prosecutions will be weaponized against former presidents by their successors - and to prove that, he has announced that he will do so when re-elected!
Brilliant! You know, this stuff used to be satire. I miss those days!
Sounds like extortion, one of Trumps only foundational philosphies.
The hypocrisy all along, astounds me. What else astounds me, is how so many allow it to continue.
Current presidents are immune. Former presidents are immune. I'd like to see a Dark Brandon meme saying, "Tell me again how I'm immune for anything I do?!?"
Trump does not acknowledge Biden's election. This is important also for those attempting to invoke the 14th amendment, section 3, on insurrectionists holding office. The Confederacy was never recognized as legitimate by the US or by any foreign power. Hence, the general term "office holder" is used -- not the President or Vice President which, in effect, the Confederacy did not have. Those attempting to read 14.3 as exempting a President are delusional.
I do hope those involved in the 14.3 cases read J. Chutkin's opinion; did you notice she clearly sets forth how/why the President is covered as an officer/office holder: "As the Supreme Court has stated, that principle must govern citizens and officials alike: No officer of the law may set that law at defiance with impunity. All the officers of the government, from the highest to the lowest, are creatures of the law, and are bound to obey it. " The president is the highest officer in the land as commander in chief and as an elected official both.