Justice Amy Coney Barrett's 'Trojan Horse': "When Trump was questioning the accuracy of the vote count, was he doing it in his capacity as the U.S. President or as a candidate running for office?"

American Thinker ^ | 07/02/2024 | Gerald McGlothlin

[SeekAndFind]

The Supreme Court Trump v. United States ruling that former presidents are entitled to some degree of immunity from criminal prosecution has significant implications for the ongoing legal battles surrounding Donald Trump. This ruling, widely perceived as a victory for Trump, has nuanced elements that warrant closer scrutiny, particularly in the comments made by Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

The Court’s decision confirmed that presidents are protected from prosecution for official actions extending to the "outer perimeter" of their office, while unofficial conduct remains vulnerable to legal scrutiny. This distinction is crucial, as it provides a pathway for prosecutors to refocus their efforts on Trump's private actions.

Justice Barrett’s comments have created a critical, largely overlooked opening for Democrats and their Special Counsel. Barrett hinted that if prosecutors concentrate exclusively on Trump’s private acts, they might succeed in their legal efforts against him. This insight essentially offers a strategic roadmap for those aiming to hold Trump accountable.

The key question here is this: "When Trump was questioning the accuracy of the vote count, was he doing it in his capacity as the U.S. President or as a candidate running for office?"

The Biden campaign, or whoever his replacement is, can expedite the laser-focused case against Trump the campaigner, while niftily bogging down his campaign to fight the newly invented legal action. This perspective implies that Trump’s remarks and actions on January 6, for instance, might be reclassified as those of a candidate rather than a president, thus stripping him of immunity for those specific actions.

[BereanBrain]

Simple answer.

BOTH

So he is immune.

[laplata]

She sounds like a technocrat. imo

[Georgia Girl 2]

Amy is turning out to be somewhat of a disappointment.

[for-q-clinton]

But also they nerfed all J6 cases too.

[taxcontrol]

Counter fulcrum: When Biden authorized the flying of illegal aliens (against US law) was he within his official capacity?

[PghBaldy]

He was doing it as both POTUS and a candidate.

[dforest]

Since when is questioning a vote count something you can prosecute a person for?

[Jane Long]

Simple answer.

BOTH

So he is immune.

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THAT ^

As POTUS he wants free and FAIR elections, for ALL.

[DesertRhino]

More deep thinking from Amy Conehead Barrett.
This is up there with her deciding the FBI/DHS/CIA having offices inside social media companies, giving them a daily list of what they want blocked, and people banned was not “censorship”.

She was picked for her sex, now we have to pay the price for 30 more years at least. At least now we know why her tablet was empty in the hearings.

[ridesthemiles]

CORRECT.

HE CAN WEAR BOTH HATS.

[JayGalt]

Not so. President was speaking to Americans on an important issue in his role as President. He has an obligation to inform the public. The SC covered this by specifying that the Presidents motivations cannot be inquired into. The presumption is for official duties.

[ridesthemiles]

THE DEMS ARE TO THE POINT OF TRYING TO PICK THE FLY DROPPINGS OUT OF THE PEPPER.

[RushingWater]

What a ham for attention! She was enamored to show her blank notepad she’s determined to always be an outlier. So they can be stealing an election right from under you, and you aren’t allowed to say anything!

[dforest]

Same thing as Biden ignoring the SCOTUS ruling on School loan forgiveness. Was it official or was it because it would get him votes as a candidate?

[HandBasketHell]

I sure as hell hope if Trump gets back into the White House, he will get his list of SCOTUS nominees from the Heritage Foundation, and not a RINO like The Turtle (who will not be the leader then but y'all know what I mean).

ACB is a huge disappointment, but at least it's better than RBG or Merrick Garland, if Obama had been able to appoint him.

[ridesthemiles]

SOLID GROUNDS TO PROSECUTE BIDEN, IMO

[DesertRhino]

The idiot. She has found a way to unleash a whole new wave of litigation.

Another Souter.

[Jane Long]

I like this reply, regarding the author of this piece ... telling ...

Old Gyrene
11 hours ago

“…for those aiming to hold Trump accountable.”

If you had put this phrase up front, I wouldn’t have wasted ten seconds reading your diatribe.

You ever get an urge to hold the clintons, obama, or biden accountable?

Yeah, didn’t think so.

[central_va]

Student loan “forgiveness” was officially ignoring the USC.