Chris Remington ( remington@beehaw.org ) MA to Politics · 3 years agoJack Smith asks Supreme Court to weigh Trump's immunity argumentwww.axios.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up127
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minus-squareTheForkOfDamocles ( theforkofdamocles@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years agoSo hard to say if they will Rule that only trump has absolute immunity Rule that all presidents have absolute immunity Rule that trump had absolute immunity, but no other president has it starting…now!
minus-squareMelody Fwygon ( fwygon@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 years agoPersonally I would expect 2 or 3. Most likely 3, so they can appeal to sensibilities and say they plugged up the executive power loophole until an act of Congress modifies the constitution thusly.
minus-squareShhalahr ( Shhalahr@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 years ago“This decision does not set a precedent.”
So hard to say if they will
Rule that only trump has absolute immunity
Rule that all presidents have absolute immunity
Rule that trump had absolute immunity, but no other president has it starting…now!
Personally I would expect 2 or 3. Most likely 3, so they can appeal to sensibilities and say they plugged up the executive power loophole until an act of Congress modifies the constitution thusly.
“This decision does not set a precedent.”