…“The President is not above the law. But Congress may not criminalize the President’s conduct in carrying out the responsibilities of the Executive Branch under the Constitution.”…
In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court of the United Stated ruled that presidents have “absolute immunity” for official “actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority.” [SEE RULING HERE] Also, “official acts” cannot be used as evidence against the president in a criminal case.
As expected, the high court instructed the lower trial courts to hold specific evidentiary hearings on each anti-Trump criminal count, and determine which counts, if any, related to official or unofficial acts.
The Supreme Court is essentially telling the lower courts to go back and look at each citation and review which claims are official acts and which claims related to unofficial acts. The Supreme Court ruled that presidents may not have immunity for non-official conduct. However, when the judicial review cannot differentiate, the court cannot look at motives for the decisions.
“In dividing official from unofficial conduct, courts may not inquire into the President’s motives,” the Court ruled. “Whenever the President and Vice President discuss their official responsibilities, they engage in official conduct.”
“The indictment’s allegations that Trump attempted to pressure the Vice President to take particular acts in connection with his role at the certification proceeding thus involve official conduct, and Trump is at least presumptively immune from prosecution for such conduct,” the Court added.
“The President enjoys no immunity for his unofficial acts, and not everything the President does is official. The President is not above the law. But under our system of separated powers, the President may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers, and he is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for his official acts,” the Court concluded. “That immunity applies equally to all occupants of the Oval Office.”
The Supreme Court held Monday not only that Donald Trump could not be prosecuted for official acts but that those acts could not be used as evidence of a crime.
“That proposal threatens to eviscerate the immunity we have recognized,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote. “It would permit a prosecutor to do indirectly what he cannot do directly — invite the jury to examine acts for which a President is immune from prosecution to nonetheless prove his liability on any charge.”
Chief Justice Roberts wrote the opinion for the majority. This ruling will certainly delay any further court action by Special Counsel Jack Smith during the DC Lawfare trial, until after the election in November.
The WASHINGTON POST is not happy…. “A few key points:
- The court ruled that Trump is absolutely immune from prosecution for any conduct “involving his discussions with Justice Department officials” — a significant segment of his federal indictment. For instance, this would seem to take off the table Trump’s interactions with Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark, a key figure who has been indicted in Georgia alongside Trump, as well as other top Justice Department officials telling Trump his voter-fraud theories were wrong.
- It ruled that he is presumed immune from prosecution for pressuring then-Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the election on Jan. 6, 2021, because Trump’s acts “involve official conduct.” It said the burden is on the government to prove that prosecuting Trump for this wouldn’t “pose any dangers of intrusion on the authority and functions of the Executive Branch.”
- It left open the possibility that Trump can be prosecuted for other actions, particularly those with regard to people outside the executive branch and in the states. It ruled that “this alleged conduct cannot be neatly categorized as falling within a particular Presidential function.”
All of which means some of Trump’s conduct can still be prosecuted, but some cannot. And figuring out what can and cannot be is still to be determined.
The other crucial point is this: The court ruled not only that Trump can’t be prosecuted for certain conduct, but also that conduct for which he is immune can’t even be used as evidence against him. So, his interactions with Justice Department officials, for instance, can’t be used to establish a criminal conspiracy to overturn the election. (link)
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ICYMI – FYI – WTF – Trust No One – ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Supreme Court Immunity Ruling is ‘BLOODBATH’ For Trump Cases: ‘Jack Smith is DONE’
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(Listen @1.5-1.75 speed without loss in clarity)
Oh, bother, where is Liz Cheney when you need her?
Just like her namesake, Liz(ard) Cheney is hiding under a rock.
Most likely near comatose resulting from an extreme case of TDS convulsions
Yeah, Smith’s done, stick a fork in him. SCOTUS wrote several times that any lower court interpretation that presidential acts are unofficial can be appealed back to them, which obviously wouldn’t happen till after election. And Cannon’s not letting his other case go anywhere, even questioning wtf is his authorization.
The Clarence Thomas concurring opinion was particularly brutal on Jack Smith. It highlighted why the Smith appointment was/is unconstitutional.
Judge Thomas gave Judge Cannon the backing she was needing to throw Jack Smith under the bus.
From your lips to God’s ears….does anyone know when the next major ruling is on the Mar-a-Lago case?
From my view (now remember I’m an Engineer not a legal beagle) Justice Thomas’s comments on Smith’s appointment are more damning than the immunity decision.
When the process is the punishment, this case sounds like it confirms “full semi-auto”matic immunity.
in other words, sort kinda but maybe not. Have to go through the lawfare (pass it) to find out what’s in it.
It is only semi-automatic. So it is not considered an “assault immunity.”
Because the Dems stall, spin, lie and obfuscate so much, it takes years to know the truths about the phone calls to Zelensky in Ukraine that caused an impeachment. Again, so much election buggering has been found and prosecuted since 2020, that no one can say that was a clean and fair election; for which these charges are based. Another setup is coming whereby the quantity of illegal aliens voting in the coming election will probably make it a total fraud; but take a long time to discover and prove. The Dems aren’t protecting democracy; they’re destroying America!
We citizens have been asleep all my life (60+ years). I think this entire mess is helping to wake people up!
History will show Trump’s greatest accomplishments to be not just what he did in office, but the corruption he exposed while on his journey to the White House.
“History will show Trump’s greatest accomplishments to be not just what he did in office, but the corruption he exposed while on his journey back to the White House.”
🎯 🎯 🎯
Just think about what kind of quid-pro-quo telephone calls have happened over the past two years between the Biden White House and Zelensky.
The Man – Justice Thomas says “A private citizen cannot criminally prosecute anyone, let alone a former President,”…lol….both of Smith’s cases just went up in smoke if Justice Cannon and Chutkan is listening.
Chutkan is definitely listening but she doesn’t want to hear it that’s for sure!
Step back and let the man go through… Let the man go through…
Soul Coughing?
Importantly, they cannot prosecute based on their hallucination of what they think his motive was.
Plus they can’t use any of his papers, memos, communications or staff to testify against him like that female White House staffer in the New York case. She testified about President Trump’s actions in the Secret Service limo on J6. Oh, and the J6 and obstruction references made by CoAngelo in the New York case are out, too!
The new narrative, MSM thinks that he will go Medieval Rambo for justice. Fearmongering off the scales lost souls
“The wicked flee when none pursueth.” Proverbs 28:1
Guilty conscience speaks loudly.
Biden weaponized the swamp creatures at the DOJ and FBI
to go after Trump and associates. This is Election Interference.
The Biden administration created the government
criminality, decay and corruption at the DOJ and FBI.
FBHO and his handlers and sock-puppets masters are responsible, along with the blithering idiot FJB.
With due respect Ocean, if you think FBI/DOJ corruption started with Biden, I’d point you back to Hoover and LBJ. Very little of what we’re seeing is actually new. It’s a re-run of a bad movie we’ve seen before. The lawfare isn’t new. Weaponized FBI isn’t new. Bribery & blackmail isn’t new.
As you say been around a long time. Obama put it all on steroids’
The criminality, decay & corruption at DOJ &FBI long predate Biden.
and just like that
it is all BS like we knew all along.
I think that goes for anything out of a Demonrats orifice
👍🏻
and in the future, we vow that at the very first sign of any trial ballon, laying the groundwork, planting a seed,
or floating any more nonsense ideas to impeach or otherwise block PT in the lawful execution of his duties,
we must – MUST – call them out loudly, continuously, and mercilessly everywhere and anywhere
until even their cooks and butlers are embarrassed to be associated with them.
The demonshitKKKrat libtards are crying and that’s a good day for the US, the world, and the universe.
Georgia Case Down the Tubes as well. ..
The court wrote that the President “does not stand exempt from the general provisions of the Constitution. ”
“The President, charged with enforcing federal criminal laws, is not above them.”
So Bill Clinton could issue pardons, but not sell them?
Jail?
Pfft. Compared to where you and that equally evil cohort of corruption, death, and destruction will be spending eternity… JAIL would be paradise!
You can’t run. Or hide, hiLIARy.
Literally.
But, you can – and will – pay.
We all do. Sooner or later. And, some more than others!
Your turn!
Hmm – well, I’ve often thought that marrying her and bringing her to sully the White House was its own crime…
…and probably its own punishment…
This ought to be good. JUST IN – Biden will deliver a statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s immunity ruling at 7:45pm, the White House says.
https://x.com/disclosetv/status/1807897428755980542
Let me see if I can write a key bit of what his statement should say.
”The Supreme Court today placed a significant barrier to our effort to use the weaponized DOJ, courts, FBI, IC and the Mainstream Media to remove my opponent from this election and continue the work we are doing to destroy this country. While this is a temporary setback, my opponents do not have any F-15s so we will be successful in the long run. Argyle, bargyl you know the thing….er……ugh……Medicare. Jill, where are you. Was that good?”
The first three sentences were way to articulate. Start with the last two sentences and then bingo card it. Do not forget to include, this is malarkey.
President Trump should have a say at 9pm to counter any bs the demented man might spew. Fire wirh fire.
THE THREE BENCH BITCHES WERE REDUCED TO PARROTIN DEMOCRAT CAMPAIGN SHIBBOLETHS OF THE “DANGER TO DEMOCRACY.” IN THEIR DISSENTS LOL
Ketanji BJ argued in her dissent like the threat of impeachment does not exist, Congressional oversight does not exist, the power of the purse does not exist, etc.. It read like she was totally unfamiliar with the Constitution. (Possibly she has never read the Constitution)
Let’s see: Was President Trump impeached twice or was it three times? Apparently Ketanji not only doesn’t know what a woman is, she has no clue to our recent – well publicized – history.
KJB doesn’t know what a woman is. Why would anyone think she’d be familiar with the Constitution?
It would not surprise anyone if this DEI hire is completely unaware of the in-place controls you’ve mentioned.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced plans to introduce articles of impeachment against the U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday after the court ruled that presidents have immunity for official actions
https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-justices-impeachment-aoc-1919728
Silly Sandy sells delusions to the ass sore.
Kavanaugh… then Thomas.. then Alito… then back to Thomas… then back to Alito…
I think it was Bannon.. or perhaps one of his guests… who opined recently that the strategy is to first shrink, then expand SCROTUS. Folks might want to consider extra security precautions.
Sandy needs to understand that you cant impeach someone simply because you dont like their decision.
M ake
A lexandria
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maybe our constitution isn’t just historic wall art after all.
i think the tide is turning.
come november…america gets her president back.
God I hope so.
Brings to mind the great Sharpton quote:
“ RESIST WE MUCH!
WE MUST AND WE WILL MUCH.
ABOUT THAT, BE COMMITTED!”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13589441/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-threatens-impeach-conservative-supreme-court-justices.html
Go get ‘em A hOle C!
🎯🎯🎯👏👏
I believe PRAYERS MADE THIS POSSIBLE>
common sense is not natural among despots and reprobates.
the power of God divines.
God Bless America
I do also. We need to now take time and thank God for the peace and righting the wrong for President Trump. God the Father is with him.
Amen regi! Amen
Scorched earth…Day One!
AND SECURITY CLASSIFICATION! That’s also huge. Trump is the Executive Branch. He does not have to follow IC “rules” about declassification.
RELEASE IT ALL! BURN THESE MFers TO ASH.
Damned Skippy!!
What this does is codify these powers to a Republican president. Democrat presidents have had these powers all along, and if enforced would never be questioned, hence never in the news cycle or the public’s eye. As proof of this I offer that the democrats howling about these powers going to Trump fail to recognize that these powers are granted to democrat presidents too. Of all the things democrats despise, a level playing field is near the top of their list.
Schedule F!
This is going to eventually setup an interesting situation for Joe and Hillary plus other treasonous folk if and when DJT assumes control of the DOJ. It also does not bode well for the other alphabet agencies including those prisons that have gone beyond established protocols to constantly inflict
physical and mental abuse on the J6ers and other incarcerated political prisoners who have committed no crimes.
Hillary was never President. She has no immunity.
Joe won’t be around long enough for any post-presidency prosecutions to matter.
He is beyond prosecution now due to his brain consisting of fried mush. OTOH, can Jill, Hunter, et.al. be prosecuted for executing a coup against the Presidency by NOT invoking the 25th Amendment when it became obvious that Joe’s brain was soup?
If Biden was determined by the DOJ not to be competent to be held accountable for what amounted to treason for selling out the country for profit, while Hunter and Jill obviously benefited. I think there is an argument.
i’m not pretending to be a smart person…but it sure sounds like the supreme court is saying presidents deserve the benefit of the doubt.
and if you wanna go after them…you better have your ducks in a row.
they(trumps vicious oppinents) don’t.
you can’t go after a fmr president…just because he tweets mean.
good for america.
I think you’re smarter than you give yourself credit for… and I think you are spot on.
“It cannot be presumed that any clause in the Constitution is intended to be without effect.”–Actual President James Madison
Justice Thomas Challenges Legitimacy Of Jack Smith’s Appointment (thefederalist.com):
“You da’ man!”
“No–YOU da’ man!”
Jeremiah 9:23-24
“Don’t let the wise brag of their wisdom.
Don’t let heroes brag of their exploits.
Don’t let the rich brag of their riches.
If you brag, brag of this and this only:
That you understand and know me.
I’m God, and I act in loyal love.
I do what’s right and set things right and fair,
and delight in those who do the same things.
These are my trademarks.”
God’s Decree.
Rest in the Vine: Justice, Chiefly: Clarence Thomas and the Constitution
to Which We Actually Consented
Thomas’ argument is very similar to Mark Levin’s, regarding the RussiaRussiaRussia SPecial Counsel investigation.
In fact, it might even be the SAME argument.
Thankfully, PDJT wasn’t prosecuted for that particular lawfare episode.
And we were able to get a seeming SC majority by the time this one was.
Keep praying!
Levin will agree with Thomas until someone pays him to disagree with Thomas. That I learned years ago when he flipped on Cruz’s eligibility under Article 2 Section 1.
I agree with that sentiment. I’m not a fan of his anymore.
Havent been for a while.
Thomas’ argument rang a bell
and at the time, I thought it was a pretty good argument
by Levin.
Robert Barnes…
No longer case against President Trump in…
Washington DC…out
West Palm Beach…out
Atlanta…gutted completely and
New York…gutted!
Starts at 15 minutes…
New York Prosecution rests on actions taken by President Trump while President and judge did not do analysis prior to trial as required. Also, motives, documents and communications of President cannot be used as evidence! Verdict must be dismissed. Also January 6th references by Prosecution are out as is obstruction of justice references. Case is gutted.
https://www.bitchute.com/embed/u7pI1C3VWPXa
It will be a slow roll in order to save face. Just because we all read the clear intent of the Supreme Court’s decision, they will not just roll over and do the right thing. Why? Because they are incapable of doing the right thing.
If Jack Smith does anything but empty his desk and walk out, he needs to come up on charges. Which isn’t going to happen because that’s the job of the Executive Branch who put him in place in the first place.
We have too many feckless cowards in Washington DC. That’s in every legal branch and then we have the oozing corruption of the FBI and CIA.
” The LOWER COURTS HAVE FAILED … ” Robert Barnes at 21:30
https://rumble.com/v54xb6w-alex-jones-2-of-4-monday-7124-robert-barnes-legal-analysis-news-reports-and.html
Kyle Cheney
@kyledcheney
MORE: One immediate impact of SCOTUS ruling — charges against Jeff Clark in both GA and D.C. Bar are likely to go away:
Cont…
Great!
And now do John Eastman!
The left meltdown borders on insanity…
They are projecting.
“… when the judicial review cannot differentiate, the court cannot look at motives for the decisions.”
A leftist court will deem any Presidential action they want to prosecute to be an official act. I think SCOTUS left the door too far open.
“A Private Citizen Cannot Criminally Prosecute Anyone, Let Alone a Former President” – Clarence Thomas Questions Jack Smith’s Authority in Blistering Opinion on Immunity Ruling
The supreme court rules in favor of the Constitution
Sundance,
Several years back you wrote an article that was my first introduction to the term ‘Lawfare’. I’d never heard the term before, but you were very descriptive and adamant that it was the process rather than the results being its purpose. I wish I could, but at the moment I can’t remember which article it was to quote the reference.
In the past several weeks, and more so today, Lawfare has now become a commonly used phrase.
The influence your articles have, although maybe not immediately apparent, is huge.
Thank You for all that you do in keeping us on the cutting edge this fight for our Country.
Rich33Y
Use the search bar on the site and I think you will find it or the equivalent.
A little old Trump hating lady was upset today that Trump is “getting off.” I asked her if she knew that also applies to Joe Biden? Blank stare.
At the gym today Fox News, which is never on the 3 tv’s, was on 2 of the 3 channels.
After thinking about Sundance’s prediction Biden will not be the nominee I am not so sure. The propaganda is in overdrive today. The dems have no one else and it is too late in the game to change pitchers. I look for Joe to be pumped up higher than a kite at the next debate and the propaganda will scream how great he was and can easily do 4 more years.
I do hope Sundance is right.
The Biden’s are fighting hard to stay in. I guess it depends on whom has the most dirt on whom and they are all dirty.
I would think the Obama deepstate has more dirt, but Joey has been around a long time. The Bidens could have direct knowledge of the BO birth certificate story, for example
That story also applies to some of their would-be puppet replacements, and to Karenamala if they go 25th amendment…
The original rule calls for two native-born parents.
I actually would prefer sundance is wrong on this one, because anyone else, even the worst candidate, might give the DementoRats a few more points to enhance their cheat.
However – sundance is rarely wrong! So better to be mentally prepared and know who the likeliest replacement puppet team will be.
I think telling everyone you meet that PoopCity Gavin is Nantoinette’s nephew is a good idea. Doesn’t strike me as something well known amongst lofo voters.
There will be no allowed testimony from Judas Pence or Bagpipe Barr in Jack Smith’s lawfare prosecution.
On another note, Justice Thomas lays out the road map to kick Jack Smith’s illegal special prosecutor’s status to the curb…
This is a dumb ruling. As usual, Roberts the institutionalist goes halfway, making the problem worse.
To prevent a President from being harassed by indictments and hearings and trials, SCOTUS has instead decreed that Presidents must be harassed by indictments and hearings to determine whether or not the hearings and trials will proceed.
They should have ruled that Presidents have immunity from everything they do in office unless and until impeached. They didn’t want to go that route because they say they don’t find that in the Constitution. But I can’t find this scheme in there either. Either or both can only be found by reading between the lines – better to pick the option that doesn’t tie up our courts and Presidents forever.
The Constitution does not contain the words, “official” or “unofficial.”
I am not alone but the repeated court successes after lawfare bull has really grated on me. and this is yet another thing that we can chalk up as “Trump was right” and so were we all along. But the injury to all of us and this nation has been done.
I went back and rewatched the confirmation hearing for Clarence Thomas and that particular exchange from Joe Biden telling Thomas that “he knows and I know what we are talking about”. Thomas later said he had no idea what Biden was talking about.
Today, Thomas is laughing his ass off at Joe Biden, that racist, lying SOB.
Biden has been a total asshat for his entire career of 51 years.
Robert Gouveia has an excellent read on the opinion today. He can be found on you-tube
Brett Tolman:
“Prior to this SCOTUS immunity decision, the law was that POTUS has immunity for official acts and no immunity for unofficial acts.
After the SCOTUS immunity decision, the law is POTUS has immunity for official acts and no immunity for unofficial acts.”
Gee, it’s not too hard to understand. In fact, it kinda makes sense. No wonder the left reacts with lunacy
Sekf Deleted…wrong thread
Well they’re doing this to protect Biden because if Trump wins, then Biden has no immunity either for all Biden’s criminal actions
Q: who were the 3 dissenters? Let me guess–Kagan, Sotomayor and Jackson
Joe Biden tears into Supreme Court over shock Donald Trump immunity ruling – but refuses to answer question on whether he’s fit to serve
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13589911/joe-biden-supreme-court-emboldening-Trump-king-immunity.html
If it’s such a fundamentally new principle, why has no other president in our country’s history been indicted? Rhetorical…
And on point! 👏🏻
Still broadcasting from Vegas.
Trump Presidential Immunity Supreme Court Decision
By Robert Gouveia
1 Jul 2024
https://rumble.com/v54ss1r-trump-presidential-immunity-supreme-court-decision.html
Byron York
@ByronYork
Lawfare warriors are disappointed not being able to try Trump on 2020/J6 charges before the election. But they have an idea: Judge Chutkan can hold a hearing soon that will serve as a mock trial to ‘give voters some of what they want and need’ before the election. Frank admission of political purpose.
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Andrew Weissman’s linked article:
How to Get Voters the Facts They Need Without a Trump Jan. 6 Trial
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/opinion/supreme-court-immunity-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.300.G_kS.G_MqLZvtQgF-&smid=em-share
Blatant admission of Marxist Dim Election Interference via Lawfare,… a Fed Felony.
Hypocrisy Sucks
@hypocrisy_sucks
🔥 Justice Roberts is on fire here. Best two pages of the Trump Immunity SCOTUS decision
Cont reading…
In KBJ’s case, I don’t think it’s pretending.
Jack Smith is reminiscent of Wile E. Coyote.
Yep – crafty and scheming but far from actually wilely!
Kerri Kupec Urbahn
@Kerri_Kupec
Think about how remarkable this is: a president delivering a televised, primetime statement criticizing the highest court in the nation for not rubber stamping his DOJ’s prosecution of his political opponent.
7:55 PM · Jul 1, 2024
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Wendy Patterson
@wendyp4545
Saying Trump had gallows up for Pence was way over the top.
8:39 PM · Jul 1, 2024
Joe wanted his ice cream, so he read for 4 minutes.
Joe didn’t take questions because Dr Jill told him he answered all the questions.
Joe can’t draw a clock, let alone tell time based on where the big hand and the little hand is.