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Eliot Rosewater

(32,894 posts)
Tue May 27, 2025, 06:28 PM Tuesday

When DC Circuit court ruled, last summer, the piece of shit does NOT have blanket immunity

https://electioninnovation.org/update/unanimous-dc-circuit-court-strikes-down-trumps-blanket-immunity-argument/


was it subsequently overturned by the traitors on the SC?




A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit has ruled that no president, including Donald Trump, has blanket immunity for any and all criminal acts they might commit while they are in office. If the decision stands, Trump will lose his most powerful defense in the pending trial for his attempts to remain in power after losing the presidential election in 2020.

It was a particularly decisive rebuke of the argument: a unanimous decision by three judges of what is considered to be the second highest US court, appointed by presidents from both major parties, all agreeing to deny the claim of blanket immunity. The decision stated that conferring such protections on the executive would collapse our system of separation of powers in the United States.

“We cannot accept former President Trump’s claim that a President has unbounded authority to commit crimes that would neutralize the most fundamental check on executive power — the recognition and implementation of election results,” the judges wrote.


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When DC Circuit court ruled, last summer, the piece of shit does NOT have blanket immunity (Original Post) Eliot Rosewater Tuesday OP
Basically yes, on July 1st SC ruled that he has blanket immunity for "official"acts wishstar Tuesday #1
Sadly they didn't define "Official Acts" dickthegrouch Tuesday #2
Just as I feared, corrupt politicians, pretending to be justices Eliot Rosewater Yesterday #3
I wonder if one can be immune dickthegrouch Yesterday #4
That's their out newdeal2 Yesterday #5

wishstar

(5,711 posts)
1. Basically yes, on July 1st SC ruled that he has blanket immunity for "official"acts
Tue May 27, 2025, 06:41 PM
Tuesday

but does not have immunity for "unofficial" acts while President.

So anything that can be considered officially part of his actions as President are considered immune because of the SC ruling.

Eliot Rosewater

(32,894 posts)
3. Just as I feared, corrupt politicians, pretending to be justices
Wed May 28, 2025, 01:30 PM
Yesterday

On the Supreme Court will decide whether or not the piece of shit is immune, and of course we know what they’ll do.

dickthegrouch

(4,041 posts)
4. I wonder if one can be immune
Wed May 28, 2025, 02:36 PM
Yesterday

To a crime committed against the constitution and laws which one has sworn an oath to uphold?
(asking for a fiend).

One could argue SCROTUS gave him the rope with which to hang himself, (and he's cut off an excellent length of it), if we can find attorneys smart enough to capitalise on it.

newdeal2

(2,625 posts)
5. That's their out
Wed May 28, 2025, 02:39 PM
Yesterday

For Trump and other Republicans, they will rule whatever they do as official. For Democrats, it will be unofficial and they get no immunity.

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