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 […]
AOC To File ‘Articles of Impeachment’ Following SCOTUS Immunity Ruling For Trump
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks at a rally for Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) at St. Mary’s Park in the Bronx borough of New York City on June 22, 2024. Supporters rallied three days before the New York primary as incumbent Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) seeks to retain his seat in a fierce primary. (Photo by […]
Biden Campaign Slams SCOTUS’ Presidential Immunity Ruling
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity, the Biden campaign released a statement slamming former President Donald Trump for the January 6 protests. The ruling, by a 6-3 majority, found that the president has limited immunity from criminal prosecution for acts committed while in office. WATCH — Trump: Without Presidential Immunity, He Can “Catch” […]
Former Trump Attorney Tells CNN Immunity Ruling ‘Really Protects President Biden’
Former President Donald Trump’s prior attorney on Monday told CNN that the Supreme Court’s ruling on immunity also shields President Joe Biden from prosecution. The Supreme Court found that presidents have immunity from criminal prosecution for “official acts” taken in office after Trump’s appeal to dismiss special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case against him. […]
Trump allies celebrate blow to ‘senseless lawfare’ in Supreme Court immunity decision
Former President Trump’s allies in Congress are cheering the Supreme Court’s decision on Monday in the former commander in chief’s historic immunity case. “With today’s decision, the Supreme Court has reached a conclusion we’ve known all along: a president cannot be prosecuted for acts of official conduct,” said House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana, […]