Mark Joseph Stern: In a stunning move, the justices all but guaranteed that the former president will evade trial before November.
Always remember that if Hillary had been elected president in 2016 none of this and I mean NONE of this would be happening now. Instead of Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett, we would have had 3 liberals on the court:
This is true, if only she took Wisconsin seriously.
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#11 | POSTED BY TRUTHHURTS
You sure??
Special counsel goes directly to Supreme Court to resolve whether Trump has immunity from prosecution
Smith's team has asked the court to review District Judge's Tanya Chutkan ruling that as a former president, Trump is not immune from the election subversion prosecution case brought in Washington, DC. Lawyers for the former president have argued that Trump's alleged actions over the 2020 election results were part of his official duties at the time and therefore he is protected by presidential immunity.
www.cnn.com
#11 | POSTED BY TRUTHHURTS
You sure??
Yes, he's sure:
Supreme Court rejects Jack Smith's request for justices to quickly hear Trump immunity dispute
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@#19
And SCOTUS immediately tossed one of the Trump lawyers' arguments.
SCOTUS now seems to have expanded the question before them, asking about alleged acts.
In my view, SCOTUS has done one or two things. ...
1) the Justices think that this will be a very significant decision, so they want to take the time to examine all possible aspects of the questions before them.
- or -
2) SCOTUS is allowing fmr Pres Trump to delay... delay... delay so that even after they render their opinion, the trial will not occur before a possibly-reelected Trump can squash the case.
Two more items...
1) SCOTUS in the Gore-Bush case acted quickly, much more quickly than they acted here.
2) Here is the question SCOTUS has asked the sides to discuss...
abcnews.go.com
... The question the court will focus on is "whether and if so to what extent does a former president enjoy presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office," according to Wednesday's order. ...
SC#30 1Lumper2 he has bragged about killing Roe by appointing 3 very conservative justices to the t who did just that. He is on the record as saying women who get abortion should be punished:
Trump: Some form of punishment' needed for abortion
www.cnbc.com
He welcomed the support of pro-life Catholics and Evangelicals who believe life begins at conception, hence the no exceptions rules and the notion that frozen embryos are children and can't be destroyed. Now that he sees the backlash a majority in the country have to Dobbs and the Alabama IVF ruling, coupled with GOP electoral losses since the Dobbs ruling came out, he is trying to back track on the issue and take a more moderate stance. Like I said, I hope the American people don't fall for his current bait and switch on the topic.
@#30 ... I believe he has a very similar opinion about abortion I do. ...
And his current opinion matters... why?
He has shown to proffer opinions that he subsequently ignores.
imo, the big question here is not whether or not you agree with his opnion, but whether or not you think he will continue to hold that opinion should he win the Oval Office?
Or is this current opinion of him just a way to get into the Oval Office, his hope that people will believe his lies?
Candidate Trump on golf:
February 4, 2016
I love golf... but if I were in the White House ... I'd just want to stay in the White House and work my ass off.
March 14, 2016
If you're here at the White House, and you have so much work to do, why do you fly? Why do you leave so much?
August 6, 2016
I'm going to be working for you, I'm not going to have time to be playing golf.
August 25, 2016
I won't be playing golf.
Trump Has Spent $115 Million On Golf Trips Or 287 Years Of Presidential Salary (2019)
www.huffpost.com
... With his Thanksgiving vacation, President Donald Trump's golf hobby has now cost Americans an estimated $115 million in travel and security expenses -- the equivalent of 287 years of the presidential salary he frequently boasts about not taking.
Of that amount, many hundreds of thousands -- perhaps millions -- of dollars have gone into his own cash registers, as Secret Service agents, White House staff and other administration officials stay and eat at his hotels and golf courses. ...
So... why should we believe him?
@#40 ... Now do "Executive Orders"... that was another good one.
You do it. :)
Here's another fun one...
...
Candidate Trump, July 21, 2016
"We will honor the American people with the truth, and nothing else."
...
False or misleading statements by Donald Trump
en.wikipedia.org
... During and after his term as President of the United States, Donald Trump made tens of thousands of false or misleading claims. The Washington Post's fact-checkers documented 30,573 false or misleading claims during his presidential term, an average of about 21 per day.[1][5][6][7] The Toronto Star tallied 5,276 false claims from January 2017 to June 2019, an average of 6.1 per day.[2] ...
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