Supreme Court considers Trump's immunity, ahead of historic decision

Published 2024-04-26
On Thursday, the Supreme Court held a special session to consider whether Trump should stand trial. Trump says he's immune from prosecution for things he did while he was president. When considering their decision, one that will be "for the ages" as one Justice put it, the court focused on the role of the president and the ramifications of absolute immunity.

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All Comments (21)
  • @takuache5162
    Nobody should be above the law not Biden not Trump.
  • @jimcooper1320
    This is not something that needs to be considered. If he had complete immunity, then he could have the judges that voted against him taken out as well. They obviously don't think about that.
  • @jefferyday7083
    There's a difference between criminal activity, and acting in benefit of America.
  • When you have no other excuse and can't reasonably explain...you simply claim immunity.
  • Yeah, that’s laughing😂 if they want to move fast as I can, but if they don’t, they don’t that’s common day for Republicans
  • lf they give him immunity l will expect very bad things to happen...
  • @chadfr1013
    SOMEHOW! Dump voters are ok with this...
  • @AdrianMunch
    I can’t believe the Supreme Court would even consider this case.
  • @madpatriot4608
    This is happens when you get to stacked the scotus, you get a dictator that's above law enforcement
  • @sodurtywill1
    There should be no immunity for treason against your own country.
  • @jaylink1234
    Going fast or slow we will stand with trump
  • CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: Concerning Presidential Immunity: Kind of like a choose your own adventure. In a system of 'self governance' what do we, individually and as a society of individuals choose? a. A single person who has possibly the most power and authority on this Earth and is completely immune from all prosecution. If so, that is the path the nation would go down. b. No person is above the law, not even a sitting US President. A law in a small town is just as valid as the US Constitution. The law is the law. A sitting US President violates even a small town's law, the US President is held accountable for their crime. If so, that is the path the nation would go down. c. Some line in between the 2 extremes. Whatever and wherever that line is, that would be the path the nation would go down. * So, what path do we, individually and as a society of individuals, want to go down? Only 1 single path is allowed. Not choosing and one is automatically chosen for us, whatever system we have is the system we have. If we choose, what path do we choose? How exactly do we, individually and as a society of individuals, want to exist while we do exist? We do have choices especially in a system of 'self governance'.
  • @w.k.hoover4059
    The supreme court isn't doing its job properly. Time to clean house!
  • @sugerbill1936
    The Supreme Court of the United States found in Nixon v. Fitzgerald (1982) that the president has absolute immunity from civil damages actions regarding conduct within the "outer perimeter" of their duties.
  • You get what you vote for, you can not sue the person you vote for the damage you suffered