Comment on Supreme Court appears likely to side with Trump on some presidential immunity
BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com 7 months agoI dunno, the way I see it we put people in power with our vote. The President is our employee in a way, and while they are privy to classified details and can’t be completely transparent about everything, the idea that a President has immunity from crimes is a very dangerous road.
From the hearing yesterday it sounds like Trump’s own attorneys concede that the immunity is not absolute. So where is the line drawn? Can Biden put a hit out on Trump and be immune from facing consequences? Can an outgoing president preemptively pardon themselves from all wrongdoing? If so, then how do we hold them accountable to do their job and not just benefit themselves while they’re there?
These concerns were also raised in the hearings yesterday but I did not hear any satisfactory answer.
If the immunity is not absolute then what is the limit?
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 7 months ago
and the answer won’t come from this decision. This will be a narrow decision I suspect. The court will keep it very focused for the reasons you listed above
BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com 7 months ago
It’s not really surprising how each justice will vote. They’re not good at masking their stance based on the questions they ask.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 7 months ago
You won’t know until they vote and give their written opinion. The devil is in the details.
BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com 7 months ago
I mean obvi we won’t know until we know but it’s not like they’ve been difficult to read at any stage of this hearing and other past cases they’ve taken.