Liberal author Fran Lebowitz called on President Biden to “disband” the Supreme Court during a conversation with “Real Time” host Bill Maher.
In an interview Saturday, Lebowitz, 73, lambasted the high court as “Trump's Harem” and slammed presidential immunity in cases involving former presidents.
“This court is such a disgrace that it shouldn't even be called the Supreme Court,” she said. “It's not. Calling it the Supreme Court is an insult to Motown. It's not even a courtroom… It's basically Harlem. Trump's Harlem.”
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Fran Lebowitz watches the game between the Connecticut Sun and New York Liberty during Game 2 of the second round of the 2023 WNBA Playoffs on September 26, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York. ((Photo by David Dow/NBAE, Getty Images))
“When they passed that law, that ruling, they said, 'You're not the president, you're the king,' and that's the ruling, you can do whatever you want, you'll never be held accountable. “No one seems to realize that Biden is still president,” she said. “But I think Biden should dissolve the Supreme Court.”
Maher shot back, “Are you dissolving the Supreme Court? Come on.”
“I'm the president and now I'm the king, like you said, go home,” Lebowitz responded.
“Okay, good to know you're a centrist,” Maher retorted sarcastically before changing the subject.
The Supreme Court has issued an important decision. presidential immunity case In July, Trump declared that former presidents are given effective immunity from prosecution for official actions taken while in office, but not for unofficial actions. The move by the conservative-majority court, which includes three judges nominated by Trump, comes as the trial judge in the lower court case against Trump is asking whether the accusations against Trump are based on official conduct of the then-president. This means that a public hearing will have to be held on whether Or something unofficial.
Washington DC – October 7: United States Supreme Court (front row LR) Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Elena Kagan (back row LR) ) Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson pose for an official portrait in the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC, on October 7, 2022. Associate judge. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
President Trump praised the ruling at the time as a “wonderfully written and wise decision” and called it “a huge victory for our Constitution and our democracy.”
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President Biden called this a “dangerous precedent.” New reforms to the Supreme Courtincluding term limits and a new code of conduct, as well as drafting new constitutional amendments to limit presidential immunity.
Libowitz, an author and speaker known for his appearances on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” has a history of making extreme statements against Trump.
In 2019, she suggested on “Real Time” that impeachment alone would not be enough to punish President Trump.
Former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump listens to speak during a town hall campaign event at Macomb Community College on Friday, September 27, 2024 in Warren, Michigan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
“Certainly he deserves to be impeached. So impeachment is just the beginning of what he deserves. It doesn't even scratch the surface of what he deserves,” Libowitz said. “Every time I think about this and what he really deserves, I think, 'We should hand him over to the Saudis, you know, his comrades. The same Saudis who got rid of that reporter. Maybe they can do the same for him.”
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Her remarks were in reference to a 2018 murder case. Washington Post reporter Jamal KhashoggiIt is believed that he was tortured and dismembered with a bone saw on the orders of the Saudi government.
She later apologized for this comment after facing widespread backlash.
“I saw your face when I said that. I didn't even realize I said it. I drank 12 cups of coffee,” Lebowitz told Marr. “I regret what I said.”
“You know, everyone is too, too…” Maher told the panel. “I mean, this is a live broadcast. I really don't want to see the president dismantled by the Saudis. I don't like Donald Trump either. … But whoever the president is, we don't want physical contact. “I don't want anyone to do any harm,” Maher said at the time.
Fox News' Joseph Wulfsohn contributed to this report.
