The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Donald Trump may claim immunity from criminal prosecution for some of the actions he took as president in a decision that will likely further delay a trial on the federal election subversion charges against him.
There have been multiple Supreme Court cases regarding the scope presidential immunity.
Mississippi v. Johnson (1867)
Spalding v. Vilas (1896)
Barr v. Matteo (1959)
Chippewa Tribe v. Carlucci (1973)
National Treasury Employees Union v. Nixon (1974)
Nixon v. Fitzgerald (1982)
Clinton v. Jones (1994)
Exactly it was the lower courts opnion that presidential immunity never applied. SCOTUS simply said there are instances when it does. The lower courts will make determinations on specific instances and if challenged those specific instances can reviewed by SCOTUS.
@wintermute_oregon While you’re right, my only problem with this is that there’s no harm in just providing that precision now.
While I’m not going through conniptions over this like the #BlueAnon wokeboi crew here, there is a part of me that suspects that this ruling could risk giving the #POTUS too much power in the future. With a ruling so broad, caution, rather than jubilance or terror, seems to be the only reasonable stance to take until we know just what this ruling will do.
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Nearly 250 years as a country and it’s never been an issue until a criminal became president.
There have been multiple Supreme Court cases regarding the scope presidential immunity.
Mississippi v. Johnson (1867) Spalding v. Vilas (1896) Barr v. Matteo (1959) Chippewa Tribe v. Carlucci (1973) National Treasury Employees Union v. Nixon (1974) Nixon v. Fitzgerald (1982) Clinton v. Jones (1994)
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Exactly it was the lower courts opnion that presidential immunity never applied. SCOTUS simply said there are instances when it does. The lower courts will make determinations on specific instances and if challenged those specific instances can reviewed by SCOTUS.
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@wintermute_oregon While you’re right, my only problem with this is that there’s no harm in just providing that precision now.
While I’m not going through conniptions over this like the #BlueAnon wokeboi crew here, there is a part of me that suspects that this ruling could risk giving the #POTUS too much power in the future. With a ruling so broad, caution, rather than jubilance or terror, seems to be the only reasonable stance to take until we know just what this ruling will do.