A Supreme Court decision has made it all but certain that Donald Trump will not face trial ahead of November’s election.
The ruling found that former presidents are shielded from prosecution for official acts but do not have immunity for unofficial acts – but what does that actually mean?
We spoke to Neal Katyal who was acting Solicitor General of the United States between 2010-11.
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If a retired judge is still a judge, how can a former president not carry his same benifits? They all did Before Trump.
Here’s a simple explanation the Democratics are blowing this way out of proportion
Does the Supreme Court realize by doing this ruling. A President can ALSO come after them. They will not be exempt.
Wow, so this means any president can eliminate their competition and get away with it with no consequences. Way to go brainwashed Supreme Court! 😂🤦♂️
it is obvious the republicans in the Supreme court are ultra rightwing conservatives! they made decisions based on what would. be in the best intrest for Trump. Any citizens with just a minute sense of intelligence can see this decision for what it is. Now Trump will not be held responsible for January 6th. Trump called his base to washington, had serveral speakers fire up rhe crowd, tell them to fight or they'll lose they're nation. then ordered the crowds to the Capitol to stop pence!!
Who's the the so called law expert? This guy? There's no one higher than Supreme Court Justices.
There goes the small thread of hope I had in our justice system…
Then I guess it's time to lock up Barack Obama for killing civilians in seven different countries including ones that we were not at war with
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In Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643, 81 S.Ct. 1684, 6 L.Ed.2d 1081 (1961), we held that the exclusion of evidence seized in violation of the search and seizure provisions of the Fourth Amendment was required of the States by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. In so doing we overruled Wolf v. People of State of Colorado, 338 U.S. 25, 69 S.Ct. 1359, 93 L.Ed. 1782 (1949), to the extent that it failed to apply the exclusionary rule to the States.1 This case presents the question of whether this requirement operates retrospectively upon cases finally decided in the period prior to Mapp. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that it did not, 323 F.2d 11, and we granted certiorari in order to settle what has become a most troublesome question in the administration of justice.2 377 U.S. 930, 84 S.Ct. 1340, 12 L.Ed.2d 295. We agree with the Court of Appeals." Victor LINKLETTER, Petitioner, v. Victor G. WALKER, Warden. Supreme Court. https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/381/618
Should this immunity decision be retroactive, meaning that it applies to former president Trump, for one. the 34 convictions for fraud? SC decision on retroactivity of Its decisions adopts the 'modern decisions recognizing a doctrine of nonretroactivity.' Paragraph 15 of the case Alton J. LEMON et al., Appellants, v. David H. KURTZMAN, etc., et al. Decided April 2, 1973. US Supreme Court. The Court does not adopt absolute retroactivity of decisions – " Consequently, our holdings in recent years have emphasized that the effect of a given constitutional ruling on prior conduct 'is subject to no set 'principle of absolute retroactive invalidity' but depends upon a consideration of 'particular relations . . . and particular conduct . . . of rights claimed to have become vested, of status, of prior determinations deemed to have finality'; and 'of public policy in the light of the nature both of the statute and of its previous application." Cases cited Linkletter, supra, 381 U.S., at 627, 85 S.Ct., at 1736, quoting from Chicot County Drainage Dist., supra, 308 U.S., at 374, 60 S.Ct., at 319. Thus, in view of the above, the 2024 immunity decision applies only to incumbent Pres. Joe Biden and subsequent presidents thereafter, excluding whatever on former pres. Trump. VIOLA!
This is a very cogent explanation of the immunity issue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbYNl6b6wmY
Does this apply to every president and former president of the US or was it just about trump ?
If immunity applies to trump, it also is in effect for president Biden. So the president can now have trump arrested for treason, have him locked up and have the Navy throw the key out at sea. 😂
😂😂😂😂😂.
Let's be sincere here, if this case was against a democrate and the supreme court was theirs, they will do the same.
America like every other democratic country is largely partisan in their decision and will support their own and destroy their opponents as long as they get their way.
More so, the only reason all these cases are coming up is not just in the name of justice but polictics aimed at stoping Trump.
Let's not act like we didn't expect this ruling to happen this way
Does this apply to Biden?
Roberts mit einem magister artium ohne doktor juris utriusque ist zu waterboarden 100x jede Woche. Dieser schwache Weichling ist faul und beherrscht weder Lateinisches noch Griechisches Recht: " Was ich hier gesagt habe, beweist aber auch zugleich, wie sehr viel dazu gehört, auf den Titel eines würdigen Richters und auf den eines edeln Sachwalters Anspruch machen zu dürfen, und es ist, am gelindesten gesprochen, sehr übereilt geurteilt, wenn man behauptet, es werde, um ein guter Jurist zu sein, wenig gesunde Vernunft, sondern nur Gedächtnis, Schlendrian und ein hartes Herz erfordert, oder die Rechtsgelehrsamkeit sei nichts anders als die Kunst, die Leute auf privilegierte Art um Geld und Gut zu bringen. Freilich, wenn man unter einem Juristen einen Mann versteht, der nur sein römisches Recht im Kopfe hat, die Schlupfwinkel der Schikane kennt und die spitzfindigen Distinktionen der Rabulisten studiert hat, so mag man recht haben; aber ein solcher entheiligt auch sein ehrwürdiges Amt."(Knigge).
You know who's pissed??? Bill Clinton 🤣
So, the US has a king…
The truths .. what about the truths that god tellus todo .speaks the truths … politicans dont no noting about the truths ..all they do is gotothere bed athihgt and getup in the morning and tell lies ..
"For fear of our democracy "
WE ARE A REPUBLIC
You liberals crack me up. We’re not a democracy we’re constitutional Republic. What the Supreme Court did was exactly what the constitution supposed to do you liberals get mad when you don’t get your way when it’s the law and then wanna talk about democracy democracy is not you telling everybody what to do. We’re not a democracy if we were we would be a communist country right now because of liberals you would’ve done everything to take everything away from us just like just like doing we would be tax 66 to 90% just to keep us in line and this woman who’s interviewing you not even from America we don’t care about your opinion.
Somehow this so-called expert completely ignores Impeachment. He's either a short busser who couldn't pass an elementary school civics class or he has terminal TDS. Probably both.
In a nutshell, the USA Supreme Court just made up distinction out of thin air purposely to prevent Donald J Trump (convicted felon) from facing the consequences of his actions (including hosting insurrection against the USA and theft of USA nuclear secrets). The question is why?
THESE JUDGES, HAVE TO BE REPLACED!!! NOT, OKAY!!!👀🤔🤷⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️✌️
THIS CANNOT, BE TRUE!!! THE SUPREME COURT, IS ALSO IN TRUMPS, CULT!!! UN-BELIEVABLE!!! THIS IS, NOT, OKAY!!! NOT OKAY, SCOTUS!!!🤔🤷👀⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️✌️
No there will not be any action in the DC Court. One nothing can move until the Court sends out the Ruling and they have 30 days. Before then Judge Cannon will rule that Smith's appointment was not legal. And the persecution will appeal. No matter what the 11th rules it will be appealed. During this any cases Smith is part of will have to be stayed until that has been decided bu the Big Court.
Didn’t realise we’re now pre-Magna Carta.
Can those judges be prosecuted
All you soft pathetic people crying in here is outstanding. I love you are “so hurt”. Your daddy Trump will be your next President. Cry on that tonight also. Bahahahaha!!!
Obvious answer: Biden needs to exercise his presidential rights to dispose, however necessary, with Trump. It would be immune, right?
Soo sick of trump we wasted enough time listening to his bull bla bla bla empty words not the President I want go live your life on Epstein island 🤢🤮👹
Biden needs to put trump in prison for treason!!!
Apple voice recognition doesn’t work at all
There’s no point in sexualizing with the Supreme Court did they obviously are doing Trump‘s bidding they want that the lawyers to get off his back so he can continue with his attempt to overthrow our constitution in our right to vote right to decide whether or not we want to have a baby right to Speak mine. All our rights are gonna be taken away by