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If Donald Trump Gets “Absolute Immunity”.
We need to talk about how dangerous that precedent is.
Well, former President Donald Trump has certainly been busy lately, hasn’t he? Running for reelection, (supposedly) running business and of course, multiple civil and criminal trials. Today, things do get quite interesting for him as courts are hearing the case that he should be granted immunity.
The Washington Post reports:
“The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments over the unprecedented question of whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for actions taken while in office to try to retain power after losing the 2020 election.
Much of the discussion has so far focused on whether there is immunity for official acts, and which allegations in the indictment involve potentially official acts.
The high court’s decision will determine whether and how quickly the former president faces trial in Washington on charges of election interference — and shape presidential power and accountability for future officeholders.
The justices are reviewing a unanimous lower court ruling that said Trump could be prosecuted for his alleged efforts to overturn the election he lost to Joe Biden…”
