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wnylib

(21,906 posts) Thu Apr 25, 2024, 11:59 PM Apr 25

This is how I think the SC will rule on presidential immunity. [View all]

A lot of time was spent in the court arguments regarding immunity for official acts versus non-official, or personal acts.

I believe that the court will rule that there is immunity for official acts and none for personal acts, but will include a requirement to first determine in hearings that an act is either official or personal.

This will lead to endless discussions of how to define official acts. The court will require that it be defined and that each count against Trump be subjected to hearings to determine whether each and every count fits the definition.

Nothing will be resolved on those counts, until long after Trump is dead and gone from natural causes. Therefore, he will never face trials on the federal cases, just an endless series of hearings and appeals.

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This is how I think the SC will rule on presidential immunity. [View all] wnylib Apr 25 OP

Sounds about right. 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 26 #1

While you may be correct VMA131Marine Apr 26 #2

I agree with you on what it will lead to. wnylib Apr 26 #3

They just seem awfully stupid. EndlessWire Apr 26 #11

Nixonian. If a President does it, it is an official act, thus not illegal. Freethinker65 Apr 26 #4

That's not the direction that the arguments took. wnylib Apr 26 #10

That has been the goal all along. These people have always been above the law. Always. walkingman Apr 26 #5

It's obvious that the well-to-do are above the law...we've seen it over and over. C Moon Apr 26 #6

This has always been a requirement when we've considering charging a president. Hamlette Apr 26 #7

I read this thinking you would say 6-3 or 5-4 Bucky Apr 26 #8

And an utter refusal to read the criminal statutes will lead to this Rube Goldberg busyness. ancianita Apr 26 #9