Posted on 04/25/2024 10:59:41 AM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
The Supreme Court on Thursday heard oral arguments on Trump’s presidential immunity claim in Jack Smith’s January 6 case in DC.
The case made its way to the Supreme Court after the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Trump was not immune from prosecution.
Trump’s lawyers previously argued that Trump is immune from federal prosecution for alleged ‘crimes’ committed while he served as US President.
“In 234 years of American history, no president ever faced criminal prosecution for his official acts. Until 19 days ago, no court had ever addressed whether immunity from such prosecution exists,” Trump’s lawyers wrote in last month’s filing, according to CBS News. “To this day, no appellate court has addressed it. The question stands among the most complex, intricate, and momentous issues that this Court will be called on to decide.”
John Sauer, a Missouri-based attorney for Trump, gave an opening statement on Thursday and argued that Jack Smith’s indictment uses vague statutes to criminalize “core authority” of the presidency.
As expected, the liberal justices, similar to the appellate court judges, floated absurd hypotheticals.
Liberal Justice Elena Kagan asked John Sauer, “How about if a president orders the military to stage a coup? Is that immune? Is it an official act?”
from prosecution if he ordered the military to assassinate his political rival.
“…If the president decides that his rival is a corrupt person and he orders the military or orders someone to assassinate him, is that within his official acts that for which he can get immunity?” Sotomayor asked John Sauer.
Sauer replied, “It would depend on the hypothetical. What we can see that could well be an official act.”
Sotomayor defended Obama’s drone strikes on civilians while attacking Trump.
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
Orders a coup.
>> I supposed color revolutions in other countries don’t count? Does trying to unseat a sitting president with lies and perjured testimony count? How about starting the process of wiretapping a sitting president for political reasons. Oh, that’s right, Obama’s motives can’t be impure. He’s the blessed Obama.
>> Assassinates someone
Obama’s motives were pure. So that’s OK too.
>> Sics the IRS on political opponents?
Same ol’ same ol’.
Wendell Willkie, FDR's opponent in 1940, died during FDR's third term, but no one has accused FDR of causing his death. Likewise, Robert Taft, Eisenhower's opponent for the Republican nomination in 1952, died during Eisenhower's first term, but no one suspects Ike of causing his death.
Lincoln didn't try to have any of his 1860 or 1864 opponents killed.
If Biden does succeed in having Trump killed, it will be a first in US history.
This whole issue is a monstrous double-edged sword. If they rule against Trump, then all living former presidents should sweat. Think President Kamala Harris dragging say Bill Clinton (who didn’t send a check that year) into court for his involvement in Yugoslavia. Think it can’t happen?
Biden isn’t doing a damn thing; Obama is and has been for years.
Good thinking.
A coup in another country.
Need a hypothetical?
What if a sitting President is part of a conspiracy to commit election fraud or interferes with the election by using lawfare to bring unsupported charges?
This ridiculous strategy was laid out in January by Biden Judge Florence Pan of the DC Court of Appeals, who asked Trump’s lawyer “Could a president who ordered S.E.A.L. Team 6 to assassinate a political rival, not impeached, would he be subject to criminal prosecution?”
Trump’s lawyer answered “If he were impeached and convicted first, my answer is a qualified yes, there is a political process that would have to occur first.”
Or prosecuting a former President for "Genocide in Gaza". There is already a sizable movement in the Hamas wing of the Democrat party that are calling him Genocide Joe.
Here’s a thought: whatever you do to Trump, we will do to you.
Repeat ad nauseum
Liberal Justices Are Floating Absurd Hypotheticals, ‘Order Assassinations’ – ‘Kill a Rival’
Well they won’t have a problem getting the JFK assassination records released huh?.
I actually agree with you on that. All I’m saying is that it was a legitimate line of questioning.
Bookmark
Sure does.
BLOAT.
A tubal Obama order the assassination of two American citizens with out due process, spied on Trump campaign and I believe at some point we will find out Obama was behind cross fire Hurricane. The quest about assassination is not hypothetical.
Bkmk
They aren’t hypotheticals, they’re what dems are actually doing.
He got away with a lot of things.
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