The former president has made clear once again that he believes the office should have absolute power
The D.C. Federal Court of Appeals is expected to hand down a decision on Donald Trump’s claim to “absolute” presidential immunity any day now, and the former president is upping his public pressure campaign for a favorable decision.
Early Thursday morning, Trump took to Truth Social to rant about the exemption he believes a president — or former president — should have from prosecution over crimes committed while in office. “EVEN EVENTS THAT ‘CROSS THE LINE’ MUST FALL UNDER TOTAL IMMUNITY, OR IT WILL BE YEARS OF TRAUMA TRYING TO DETERMINE GOOD FROM BAD,” Trump wrote.
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The former president argued that without total blanket immunity, the chief executive would be stripped of the “authority and decisiveness” necessary to carry out their duties in office. “Sometimes you just have to live with ‘great but slightly imperfect,’” he wrote in the all-caps post.
Trump demands Biden to have complete presidential immunity for any acts against him
Tomorrow’s headline after Trump gets secreted away to a CIA prison: “Trump blacksited by Biden after promoting immunity for POTUS crimes. Irony lost on him.”
God, I am so hard right now.
I want stricter enforcement on anyone with power, not less. If you have the power to create and/or enforce the laws of the nation you should be held at a higher standard to uphold them.
Is he never going to suffer any kind of consequences for being so dirty and dishonest? As a non-American I’m really impressed by what is going on.
It’ll just drag on until he eventually succumbs to his decades-long suicide by cheeseburger.
Then the DOJ put out a statement exclaiming “ah shucks, we were like this close to a conviction. We’re just as frustrated as you are!”
Old American guy here. We’re not used to this sort of thing. All very new.
My wife is a Filipina my age. She doesn’t see the big deal. She’s seen some shit.
I’m assuming she lived through the martial law?
So presidents can assassinate ex-presidents? I guess Joe knows what to do.
This country does supposedly protect democracy, and Joe claims Trump is an enemy of democracy. What the fuck is he waiting for?
This idiot is really arguing that someone should be able to assassinate him without any consequences. That is the legal argument he’s making.
I think he’s promoting a no holes bared, fight to the death presidential BATTLE ROYAL.
My money is on #39
I think Obama would be the favorite to win
On paper, maybe. But I reckon Carter’s street smarts beat Obama’s book smarts.
Considering at 62 he’s still 15 years younger than the next youngest living president (GWB) current or otherwise, I’d have to agree with you.
that hasn’t occurred to him yet. but he plans on being america’s last president
Biden death squads. Start with MAGA.
Let’s not forget that this bullshit actually killed at least one person.
Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force veteran, was fatally shot by a Capitol Police officer as rioters tried to breach the House chamber. Kevin D. Greeson died of a heart attack, collapsing on the sidewalk west of the Capitol on Jan. 6. Rosanne Boyland appeared to have been crushed in a stampede of fellow rioters as they surged against the police. Benjamin Philips, the founder of a pro-Trump website called Trumparoo, died of a stroke.And
In the days and weeks after the riot, five police officers who had served at the Capitol on Jan. 6 died.
Officer Brian D. Sicknick of the Capitol Police, who was attacked by the mob, died on Jan. 7. Officer Jeffrey Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department killed himself after the attack. Officer Howard S. Liebengood of the Capitol Police also died by suicide four days afterward.So who is responsible for the attack on January 6th?
“Aww, surely he didn’t mean it exactly like he said it. We must give him the benefit of the doubt since he is a rich and respectable person who wouldn’t say something like that.”
“No, please. Do not give me the benefit of the doubt. I mean it - I WILL literally kill you if I get elected again.”
“That could mean anything, surely he wouldn’t imply that he would kill us if he got elected. He must have misspoken or meant something else.”
“… YEARS OF TRAUMA TRYING TO DETERMINE GOOD FROM BAD”
Based on this, why should anybody ever be charged with crimes? We should all be granted total immunity from any crimes ever committed, since potentially years of trauma could result from investigating anything that’s done. We should just let bygones be bygones. Like that homeless guy that was killed in a hit&run incident on Sept 17th, 2006 at 12:31am, by some drunk driver who was never caught. We just need to move on guys, things happen, it’s over and done with. Investigating that would just lead to years of trauma trying to determine good from bad.
Every assertion is a confession.
“I crossed the line, don’t hold me accountable”.
No. Everyone is equal under the law. Must be.
“I should be able to get away with the things I swear I didn’t do”
So, by this logic, Biden could have Trump imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay for life, Bonaparte style.
He’s seeing what he can get away with by having his start point so far out.
Wait until it is granted for some reason, then he gets elected. I am sure no one on the right sees this sequence of events as a problem…
You know what, let’s roll with it, let the Supreme Court approve it, and then have dark Brandon drop him in a volcano somewhere.
This man says a lot of things
Maybe even the most things
Everybody knows it
