President Trump just placed the DC police under federal control

[Auld Phart]

If the case was in federal court, Trump could ask to have the conviction dismissed because it involved evidence related to his official acts as president—and a court could be likely to grant the request given the Supreme Court’s ruling last year, which said Trump’s immunity from some criminal charges includes charges that are based on evidence from his official presidential acts. Yet Nixon got shot down years ago so does a president really have absolute immunity or is it all about the OPTICS OF THE PRESIDENCY and wheter Republicans or Democrats are sitting in the court.

Trumps behavior hardly holds up to what the constitution says. It just weak people sit on the courts.

Is Justice a coin flip that some believe this and other believe that.

The deeds of Trump are known, just because republicans hate the optics of it all is just the way power exsists in the USA.




Not really, it was a vote along party lines 5/4 as it was a majority decision. Some thought as you suggested but at least 4 disagreed. Giving evil person absolute immunity is like giving the devel a free reign.

Justice John Roberts’ majority decision said that a former president has criminal immunity for some official actions taken while in office. “At least with respect to the President’s exercise of his core constitutional powers, this immunity must be absolute. As for his remaining official actions, he is entitled to at least presumptive immunity,” Roberts explained.

So what he is saying that if anyone else did what trump did then they would be a criminal but because he is president, he gets a free ride.

YEt why did Nixon get a free ride. Republicans did not control the supreme court.

Is Justice a coin flip that some believe this and other believe that.

the discussion over the 2nd should answer that for you,

half the country says the right was based on involvement with a militia, the other half claims it's a right given to the people.