The President is Above the Law

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is rather ironic that if the SCOTUS rules for Trump on this, it opens the door for Biden to do whatever he wants.

Amazing irony!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is rather ironic that if the SCOTUS rules for Trump on this, it opens the door for Biden to do whatever he wants.

Amazing irony!

Well, if the SC agrees then I hope Biden puts Trump's in front of a firing squad. He is above the law and no consequences but I bet Trump hasn't thought this through!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is rather ironic that if the SCOTUS rules for Trump on this, it opens the door for Biden to do whatever he wants.

Amazing irony!

Well, if the SC agrees then I hope Biden puts Trump's in front of a firing squad. He is above the law and no consequences but I bet Trump hasn't thought this through!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is rather ironic that if the SCOTUS rules for Trump on this, it opens the door for Biden to do whatever he wants.

Amazing irony!

Well, if the SC agrees then I hope Biden puts Trump's in front of a firing squad. He is above the law and no consequences but I bet Trump hasn't thought this through!

Yeah but they know he never would.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It does matter that Trump was not convicted by the Senate. But if we now say a president can be tried criminally once they have left office for actions taken while in office, why not have that apply to all prior presidents. That would be interesting to see.

Unless it was murder then it would be barred by the statue of limitations not to mention that all but five are deceased. Carter, Bush 43, Clinton, and Obama did not incite an insurrection. Trump is the only former president to try a coup d'etat in the history of the country. He is not above the law no matter what he, you, and the other MAGA crazies think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is rather ironic that if the SCOTUS rules for Trump on this, it opens the door for Biden to do whatever he wants.

Amazing irony!

Well, if the SC agrees then I hope Biden puts Trump's in front of a firing squad. He is above the law and no consequences but I bet Trump hasn't thought this through!

A president has to have immunity because if he doesn't he'll immediately get prosecuted by the opposing party as soon as he leaves office....

Uhhh - only if he's a criminal. Nobody's prosecuting Obama, because he isn't a criminal and there's nothing to prosecute him for e- unlike Trump, who has 91 indictments, already found guilty of sexual abuse, defamation and financial fraud...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is rather ironic that if the SCOTUS rules for Trump on this, it opens the door for Biden to do whatever he wants.

Amazing irony!

Well, if the SC agrees then I hope Biden puts Trump's in front of a firing squad. He is above the law and no consequences but I bet Trump hasn't thought this through!

A president has to have immunity because if he doesn't he'll immediately get prosecuted by the opposing party as soon as he leaves office....

Uhhh - only if he's a criminal. Nobody's prosecuting Obama, because he isn't a criminal and there's nothing to prosecute him for e- unlike Trump, who has 91 indictments, already found guilty of sexual abuse, defamation and financial fraud...

There were arguably more than a few laws W broke in office, but no one bothered him after he left office.

[Anonymous]

Finally! Hope SCOTUS denies cert.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.40415/gov.uscourts.cadc.40415.1208593677.0.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Finally! Hope SCOTUS denies cert.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.40415/gov.uscourts.cadc.40415.1208593677.0.pdf

The real question is...how long can SCOTUS delay a trial?

[Anonymous]

The DC appeals court has affirmed Judge Chutkan’s decision that Trump does not have presidential immunity from prosecution in the January 6 charges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Finally! Hope SCOTUS denies cert.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.40415/gov.uscourts.cadc.40415.1208593677.0.pdf

The real question is...how long can SCOTUS delay a trial?

Lots of moving parts here. Most important are how long until DC Circuit takes to issue the mandate (which returns jurisdiction to district court) and whether SCOTUS will stay that pending the cert petition.

[Anonymous]

I think the SCOTUS will allow this case to continue. There is no basis to hear it at that level and it may buy them the time on the Colorado case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Finally! Hope SCOTUS denies cert.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.40415/gov.uscourts.cadc.40415.1208593677.0.pdf

The real question is...how long can SCOTUS delay a trial?

Lots of moving parts here. Most important are how long until DC Circuit takes to issue the mandate (which returns jurisdiction to district court) and whether SCOTUS will stay that pending the cert petition.

Spoke too soon. Mandate to issue on Monday unless Trump petitions SCOTUS to stay issuance of mandate.

[Anonymous]

IMO, this is how it will play out, or at least it's how Trump hopes it will play out

1. Trump will appeal to SCOTUS now
2. Lower court will stay the ruling until SCOTUS hears the case
3. SCOTUS will punt until after the election
4. Trump gets elected
5. SCOTUS indicates a sitting POTUS cannot be tried for this

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IMO, this is how it will play out, or at least it's how Trump hopes it will play out

1. Trump will appeal to SCOTUS now
2. Lower court will stay the ruling until SCOTUS hears the case
3. SCOTUS will punt until after the election
4. Trump gets elected
5. SCOTUS indicates a sitting POTUS cannot be tried for this

no