When you look at the facts of the Trump indictment — not imagined hypothetical scenarios — there is no way the Constitution grants him immunity from prosecution.
(Samuel Breidbart, Brennan Center for Justice)
Two centuries of U.S. constitutional history make clear that Donald Trump is liable to criminal prosecution.
#Constitution
#SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #History #Immunity #Justice #Crime #Elections
#ElectionInterference #Fascism #Fascist #Trumpism #Corruption
#ClarenceThomas wrote a concurring opinion on #Trump’s #immunity that delved into the separate & unasked question of whether AG #MerrickGarland violated the #Constitution when he appointed #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith in Nov 2022 to oversee the 2 federal prosecutions of Trump.
#law #SCOTUS #ExtremeCourt #TrumpCourt #PartisanCourt #DarkMoney #MAGA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/07/01/clarence-thomas-jack-smith-special-counsel-immunity/
#Trump plans to claim sweeping #authority over #federal #spending
In a 2nd term, Trump will look at unilateral funding cuts for the #WHO & #green #energy initiatives.
He is vowing to wrest key spending powers from #Congress & to assert more control over the federal #budget than any president in #US #history.
#law #Constitution #SCOTUS #power #government #extortion #EconomicPolicy #MafiaState #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #democracy #BidenHarris2024
https://wapo.st/3XekhX4
#Trump #MAGA #GOP #billionaires have created this judicial #hellscape from which there is no exit - #SupremeCourt Rocked by New #Leak of Bitter #Abortion Split. A months-long internal feud among the justices over a key case about #abortion access in #Idaho has been leaked—the latest internal communication to escape the high court. #democracy #civilliberties #courts #SCOTUS #constitution #corruption #ethics #WomenRights #justice #paytoplay #womenshealthcare #healthcare https://www.thedailybeast.com/supreme-court-rocked-by-new-leak-on-bitter-split-over-idaho-emergency-abortion-ruling
#Trump threatening to #jail political opposition repeatedly this weekend.
Setting up another #PermissionStructure for an American #authoritarian regime.
