For what it’s worth, it’s a nonsense claim and should just be tossed out immediately, is the president immune to all laws? No. Moving on.
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That’s what I’m hearing as well. We could be looking at a May or June trial instead of March. A couple of month delay doesn’t help Trump. A verdict in late summer as opposed to spring doesn’t help him in the least bit.
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I agree that this could signal that the SCOTUS intends to drag this out, but maybe not. They could just be waiting for the DC circuit to rule and then let that stand.
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No, they’ll wait until the Circuit court rules, then drag out the hearings on Trump’s schedule, waiting to rule until the 2025 session when they “sadly” declare it moot.
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Any chance they don’t even take the case and let the DC ruling stand?
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The Supreme Court did not issue any explanation in its order for why it denied the request
Oh, I know that one. It’s because it’s been hijacked by fascist cowards.
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That’s my thought. They haven’t ruled in Trump’s favor often in the past. Why do the work of rejecting him again when DC can?
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Not being familiar with the law except for that time at the beach, I tend to agree with the hot potato theory. We know the Robert’s court is partisan and corrupt, but here maybe they’re just being cowards.
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Now that we know what they are, the only thing left to negotiate is the price.
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It would be a way to avoid having to deal with it, and there is not a conflict between courts. So maybe they are punting or maybe they are helping delay, hard to say for sure, but I can’t trust them.
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Which Justice is charged with the DC district? Did he/she alone deny or was it the entire court? Critical information one would think. This smacks of Bush vs Gore when the Justices snuck out the back door to avoid the press.
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Hmmmm. A harbinger of their ruling on the Colorado case?
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It seems possible, but I would call that a bad precedent since it would mean we don’t get a definitive ruling on the “merits” of presidential “absolute monarchy immunity.” Given the stakes and the fact that Trump (or someone like him) will continue to return to this well until he’s completely shut down, the SC should have an interest in providing a final verdict on this.
There are multiple “immunity” claims making their way through the courts (E. Jean Carrol’s suit, for one), so even if they didn’t take this one up, another coming from a different jurisdiction would get to their desks anyway. So they probably want/have to address this one so they don’t get bombarded with all the rest. They could turn them all down, but until they rule, any cases from different jurisdictions will continue. Ruling on this one would probably moot the rest.
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Dumpy grasping at straws. Sadly, I fear this SCOTUS will happily build a house out of straws if it serves their purpose.
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Oh please, oh please, oh please!
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Leaving Trump an opening to cast Jack Smith as the Big Bad Wolf (though I suppose Trump’s already jumped the gun on that anyway).
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And, can former presidents be prosecuted over acts that, during a Senate impeachment trial, resulted in their acquittal?"
I don’t understand why this is even a question. We all know that impeachment is a political process, not a criminal one; the only possible penalty is removal from office. The charges are crafted specifically for that process, and the case is not heard by judge or jury. Also, it was President Trump who was impeached, while it’s Candidate Trump who would be tried in criminal court because his actions will have been found to be outside the scope of his presidential duties. I don’t understand how this could be a double-jeopardy situation, or a question that’s tough to resolve.
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Leaving this for the Xmas goblins.
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Impeachments and criminal trials are different proceedings serving different purposes. Who is asserting Double Jeopardy? See Hastings, Alcee (granted, that was sort of the inverse scenario - while a judge, he was indicted and acquitted at trial, but impeached, and the Senate rejected his claim of DJ).
ETA as memory serves, he went on to become a member of Congress. Woulda sucked to have been his opponent…
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