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Re:Waltz's team set up at least 20 Signal group chats for cr... by nerdponx on Thursday April 03, 2025 @07:21AM (#43568004)
We literally have a Supreme Court decision saying that the President has immunity as long as he was acting as part of his official duties. So while any clear-minded person will see that, say, running a protection racket on law firms from the White House is blatantly illegal and a crime, all Trump has to do is argue that he did so in his official capacity as president and not as a private citizen, and he is instantly 100% immune from consequences.
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Re:Waltz's team set up at least 20 Signal group chats for cr... by caycep on Friday April 04, 2025 @12:46PM (#43584938)
hence the "in theory". I do realize GOP/Unitary Prez court packing has been an issue and does need to be addressed as well...
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Re:Waltz's team set up at least 20 Signal group chats for cr... by nerdponx on Friday April 04, 2025 @02:52PM (#43586351)
That's the thing. Regardless of whether or not you think the Court was unconstitutionally packed (due to the Senate running out the clock on the Garland nomination under Obama), it doesn't matter, because SCOTUS rulings are precedent and therefore effectively law. So it's no longer true even in theory, unless Trump v. US is overturned.
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