Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
1998 Kavanaugh Article Looks Like Bad News For Trump
As MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell laid out this Tuesday, an article written by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh 25 years ago looks like bad news for Trump if they do indeed fast-track Jack Smith's to request to have them rule on Trump's claim of absolute immunity from prosecution.
By Heather — December 13, 2023
As MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell laid out this Tuesday, an article written by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh 25 years ago looks like bad news for Trump if they do indeed fast-track Jack Smith's to request to have them rule on Trump's claim of absolute immunity from prosecution.
As we already discussed here, Smith did an end-around on Trump's tactic of delay, delay, delay, and now it appears he's going to have another reason to be very worried about how all of this turns out for him.
As The Brennan Center for Justice discussed this week, former presidents are not immune from criminal prosecution:
https://crooksandliars.com/2023/12/1998-kavanaugh-article-looks-bad-news
