Ex-lawmakers warn Supreme Court over Trump immunity claims

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Roll Call

Posted April 8, 2024 at 7:22pm


Former military officials, governors and former members of Congress from both parties on Monday urged the Supreme Court to let former President Donald Trump face charges tied to his effort to overturn the 2020 election. Trump’s effort to prevent a trial on the charges, based on his claims that the presidency makes him immune to federal prosecution, are heading before the justices at oral arguments on April 25.

Those backing the special counsel’s prosecution of Trump filed briefs as part of a Supreme Court case poised to shape this year’s presidential campaign, since the justices are expected to decide the issue by the conclusion of the term at the end of June. Across several briefs, former officials, good-government advocacy groups and others said allowing Trump to claim “presidential immunity” to federal prosecution would undermine the constitutional structure of the country.

Several former Republican officials, governors and members of Congress, including former Reps. Tom Campbell of California and Tom Coleman of Missouri and former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, argued in a brief that siding with Trump would threaten the structure of the Constitution and incentivize future presidents to use the federal government to overturn elections they lost.

“Adopting Mr. Trump’s arguments would encourage Presidents to violate federal criminal statutes by employing the military and other armed federal personnel to overturn presidential election results,” the brief stated. That brief from former Republican officials, which also included former Trump attorney turned critic Ty Cobb, said Trump’s arguments ran counter to what the founders intended and could allow a president to commit crimes while seeking to hold on to the office.

Read more: https://rollcall.com/2024/04/08/ex-lawmakers-warn-supreme-court-over-trump-immunity-claims/

[Irish_Dem]

1. Government officials shaming the Supreme Court into doing the right thing.

Six members of the SC have no shame.

[SouthernDem4ever]

2. Unfortunately true.

They only care about their paid resort vacations and yacht cruises.

[Irish_Dem]

3. They do what their benefactors tell them to do.

[SouthernDem4ever]

5. And to fix this, we are relying on voters who don't know what the eclipse is

Why did they drop the word solar before eclipse? Of course they probably don't know what solar means.

[Irish_Dem]

6. Voters who think Trump is Jesus Christ.

[Mr. Mustard 2023]

7. And power over women and minorities....

Just like their cruel, ridiculous bible says. You see, if you're a male Fake "Christian" the book says you have dominion over all living things. All living things are put on this earth for you.

What a crock of shite.

[mucifer]

4. seems their pro trump tactic is to delay it and all we can do is hope trump loses the election so he

can pay for his crimes.

[4lbs]

8. Was Clarence Thomas awake for this one, or was he sleeping as normal?

Potentially dreaming of that RV trip with some random white woman.

[republianmushroom]

9. We shall see if these justices listen.

[bmichaelh]

10. SCOTUS handled this all wrong

There was no need to stay the trial until a hearing.

Jack Smith had enough foresight to know where this was headed and asked SCOTUS to rule on this back in December.

They declined back then.

There have been too many unnecessary delays on this trial already.

[twodogsbarking]

11. I approve.