In terms of the Supreme Courtroom’s questions concerning Donald J. Trump v. United States, they had been purported to reply the fundamental query of if Donald Trump had presidential immunity as he claims he does within the election interference trial in D.C.
The reply to the Trump immunity query is a straightforward ‘No,’ MSNBC’s Katie Phang stated on her present The Katie Phang Present. Pointing to Justice Jackson’s evaluation, she paraphrased, “Which was ‘why can’t we simply reply the rattling query that manner it’s been posed.’ As a result of if we simply say no, that you simply don’t get that immunity, then we don’t need to do the I’m gonna put your official X and I’m gonna put your personal x on this bucket and by no means the twain shall meet.”
“It’s fatally flawed and it solely results in delay and dangerous precedent and dangerous legislation,” the authorized knowledgeable stated.
Watch right here:
”That rubric would not work. It’s fatally flawed and it solely results in delay and dangerous precedent, and dangerous legislation.” Watch evaluation from @KatiePhang on the Supreme Courtroom listening to on Trump’s presidential immunity claims. pic.twitter.com/V9KGS18HkE
— The Katie Phang Present (@katiephangshow) April 26, 2024
“Ketanji Brown Jackson had the perfect evaluation with Dreeben on the finish of all of this. Which was ‘why can’t we simply reply the rattling query that manner it’s been posed.’”
“As a result of if we simply say no, that you simply don’t get that immunity, then we don’t need to do the I’m gonna put your official X and I’m gonna put your personal x on this bucket and by no means the twain shall meet.”
“This weird one legged stool Justice Roberts evaluation, blah, blah, blah. That rubric doesn’t work. It’s fatally flawed and it solely results in delay and dangerous precedent and dangerous legislation.”
“Which is why, in case you simply reply the query, no, you don’t get immunity for that… You don’t have to fret about new trials and district court docket rulings after which extra appeals and extra delay.”
“And you then get to Amy Coney Barrett’s level, you may get it again to the place it must be.”
“And also you don’t need to excise out the official a part of it. You don’t need to excise out. You possibly can current it to the jury with a limiting instruction. That’s what occurs each single day in a court docket of legislation proper?”
This Supreme Courtroom doesn’t appear to really feel compelled to assist People be totally knowledgeable after they go to vote in November of this 12 months, as they’ve instantly determined to maneuver as slowly as doable when at Katie Phang identified, the reply to the query posed could be very easy and really simple and really fast.
Certainly, Simply Safety reminded the general public that the Courtroom has been keen and in a position to transfer shortly previously when coping with maters of public significance. “The Supreme Courtroom on a number of events previously has been keen and in a position to transfer in a short time when coping with questions of historic public significance.”
One of many examples they supplied was how shortly the Courtroom moved to revive Donald J. Trump the poll in Colorado after the Colorado Supreme Courtroom dominated Trump was NOT eligible for the first poll resulting from inciting an rebellion on January sixth, 2021 in an effort to remain in energy after he misplaced probably the most safe election in fashionable historical past.
The Courtroom determined that in simply 25 days after oral arguments.
Voters need to have details about Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn an election. They want this data earlier than they vote. To withhold it will be election interference by the Courtroom, and whereas which may sound like a wild accusation, we’ve seen the FBI weaponize investigations in opposition to Democratic presidential candidates twice now to assist Donald Trump in two totally different elections. We now have seen Republican members of Congress work to maintain their very own constituents votes from being counted in an effort to assist Trump steal an election. We now have seen norms and protocol ignored relating to manipulating the system to assist Donald Trump.
To not resolve this case on the query raised in a well timed method could be election interference. The difficulty then turns into that nothing could possibly be performed about it, as a result of a number of of the conservative members of the Courtroom deal with it like a divine proper of Kings as an alternative of the excessive court docket in a democracy.
Their actions are simply one more reason to get everybody you recognize to vote this November. Vote in opposition to election deniers and individuals who aren’t vigorously upholding our freedoms.
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