Trump Indictments

Another feather is his hat. He’s still improving the economy even though he isn’t even in office. Just look at how well the legal profession is doing now.

The man is a genius I tell ya.

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"The President enjoys no immunity for his unofficial acts, and not everything the President does is official," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority.

Was Trump acting in his official capacity when he was trying to overturn an election? Or was he doing that as a candidate. Another thing to consider is, it's up to the states on how they run an election.
 
The court basically punted it to the states. The lower courts will have to decide what is official and what is not. It is a no decision, decision. This will tie up cases for years in the lower courts. Roberts wrote the majority opinion because it is such a high profile case and he is a publicity hound. He has been disappointment and is a moderate at best not the constitutional conservative he portrayed himself as. It is funny how the Feds want control of everything but then punt the hard work to the states.
 
Stonewall said:
The court basically punted it to the states. The lower courts will have to decide what is official and what is not. It is a no decision, decision. This will tie up cases for years in the lower courts. Roberts wrote the majority opinion because it is such a high profile case and he is a publicity hound. He has been disappointment and is a moderate at best not the constitutional conservative he portrayed himself as. It is funny how the Feds want control of everything but then punt the hard work to the states.
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The SCOTUS didn't leave it to the States or the lower Courts. Here's the official duties of the president according to Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution.

The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.

The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.
 
Stonewall said:
The court basically punted it to the states. The lower courts will have to decide what is official and what is not. It is a no decision, decision. This will tie up cases for years in the lower courts. Roberts wrote the majority opinion because it is such a high profile case and he is a publicity hound. He has been disappointment and is a moderate at best not the constitutional conservative he portrayed himself as. It is funny how the Feds want control of everything but then punt the hard work to the states.
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The SCOTUS did more than that. While they refrained from decided individual cases, which was likely proper; they did firmly establish Presidential Immunity. This likely all but shuts down Jack Smith's care, and could tie up the documents case and the RICO case.
 
Guard Dad said:
The SCOTUS did more than that. While they refrained from decided individual cases, which was likely proper; they did firmly establish Presidential Immunity. This likely all but shuts down Jack Smith's care, and could tie up the documents case and the RICO case.
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I doubt it ties up the documents case at all because the court ruled no one is above the law. Trump broke the law when he took the still classified documents to his home in Florida. By his own admission to a witness who recorded the conversation he showed a classified document and said he had not declassified it and it was too late to do it. The documents were not stored in a properly secured place. A bathroom at his place is not a secure storage facility.

Y'all have never had a TS/SCI clearance and worked with classified documents. I have. The president of the US has to follow the same laws as everyone else.
 
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