Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) told MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” on Thursday that after questioning during oral arguments on former President Donald Trump’s immunity, the Supreme Court was moved to Republican National Committee (RNC) headquarters. He said it should be moved to
Raskin said, “These are politicians who, unlike me, are not subject to universal suffrage. They are acting like a bunch of partisan operatives, and we should move the Supreme Court to RNC headquarters.” What was most surprising to me was the question that Justice Alito actually asked, that holding the president criminally responsible for crimes that were actually committed, whether it be murder or a coup d’état, would actually lead to even more violence in order to remain in office. The question was whether it would actually encourage a coup d’état, to avoid a prosecution that fully supports Donald Trump’s narcissistic and criminal worldview. We have said that if you commit a crime, you will be subject to criminal prosecution.”
He added: “Now we’re being told that if we really get mean to Donald Trump and hold him accountable in the same way that other American citizens are held accountable, he will indeed overthrow the government. He’s going to bring out some really big guns, but we don’t have that luxury. It’s a kind of self-deprecating capitulation to Donald Trump’s authoritarianism. Of course, the president has to be accountable to the law. The fundamental premise of our law is that no one, including the president, is above the law.
Raskin added: “There are now a number of judges who are asking questions that show they are just as corrupt as the members I served with.”
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