SCOTUS for All Practical Purposes Gave Trump ‘Absolute Immunity’

Laurence Tribe, professor emeritus at Harvard Law School, said Monday on MSNBC’s “The Andrea Mitchell Report” that the Supreme Court’s decision on former President Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case was effectively “absolute immunity.” “I agree with Speaker Pelosi and Justice Sotomayor. This is a devastating blow to our system of government. In fact, this is […]
Bill Barr scoffs at 'horror stories' about Supreme Court immunity ruling

Former Attorney General William Barr dismissed the “horror story” presented by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor in her dissent from the Supreme Court’s decision on former President Trump’s immunity claim. “The example, in my opinion, that’s the most egregious and makes absolutely no sense is the notion that a president can use SEALs Team 6 […]
Justices claim immunity ruling allows presidents to poison staffers, have Navy SEALs kill political rivals

In dissents from the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity, the court’s liberal justices suggested the majority opinion permitted a range of terrifying scenarios, such as a president ordering Navy SEALs to “assassinate” a political opponent or even poisoning a cabinet member. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Monday that the president has substantive immunity […]
Ocasio-Cortez promises to file for impeachment against Supreme Court justices after decision on Trump immunity

Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has accused the U.S. Supreme Court of corruption and promised to introduce articles of impeachment after the court’s decision on presidential immunity. The court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump has executive immunity for official acts, but not for acts that could be classified as unofficial. […]
Republicans tout Supreme Court immunity ruling as victory in 'weaponization' fight

Republicans have hailed the Supreme Court’s decision that the president has immunity from prosecution for official acts as a major victory against the “weaponization” of government, dealing a blow to special counsel Jack Smith’s case prosecuting former President Trump for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. “Today’s Supreme Court decision is a […]
Former Obama adviser says SCOTUS immunity ruling gives Trump ‘license to thug’

Former presidential adviser Van Jones on Monday slammed the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity, arguing that it gives President Trump free rein to break the law – a “license to commit violent crimes.” The Supreme Court ruled Monday in Trump v. United States that former presidents have effective immunity from prosecution for official acts […]
John Kennedy Says Justice Department ‘Got It Good And Hard’ In SCOTUS Immunity Decision

Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana said Monday that the Biden administration had sought a swift Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity and “robustly won it.” The Supreme Court ruled in former President Donald Trump’s immunity appeal that a president enjoys immunity from prosecution for “official business” while in office. Kennedy called the 6-3 decision, […]
SCOTUS Immunity Ruling ‘Blueprint for How to End the Rule of Law’

Former acting attorney general Neal Katyal said Monday on MSNBC’s “The Jose Diaz-Balart Report” that the Supreme Court’s decision in President Donald Trump’s immunity case is “a blueprint for ending the rule of law.” “What this means in practice is that next year Donald Trump or whoever the next president is can take clearly illegal […]
‘Literally The Definition Of Democracy Working’: Ex-US Attorney Roasts Dems For Attacking SCOTUS After Immunity Ruling

Former United States Attorney Brett Tolman laughed at and criticized Democrats on Monday for attacking the Supreme Court after its presidential immunity ruling. The Supreme Court on Monday found that presidents have immunity from criminal prosecution for “official acts” in office following former President Donald Trump’s appeal to dismiss special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference […]
AOC threatens Supreme Court articles of impeachment over immunity ruling

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, has threatened to bring articles of impeachment to the Supreme Court following Monday’s immunity ruling against former President Trump. “The Supreme Court has become engulfed in a corruption crisis that is out of control,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X. “Today’s ruling is an attack on American democracy. It is […]