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
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.
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?
Anonymous wrote:Finally! Hope SCOTUS denies cert.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.40415/gov.uscourts.cadc.40415.1208593677.0.pdf
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...
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!
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.
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 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 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!
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.