BREAKING: The #SCOTUS immunity decision is out. Reading now ...
As for a President’s unofficial acts, there is no immunity. Alt-
hough Presidential immunity is required for official actions to ensure that the President’s decisionmaking is not distorted by the threat of future litigation stemming from those actions, that concern does not support immunity for unofficial conduct.
The indictment’s allegations that the requested investigations were shams or proposed for an improper purpose do not divest the President of exclusive authority over the investigative and prosecutorial functions of the Justice Department and its officials. Because the President cannot be prosecuted for conduct within his exclusive constitutional authority, Trump is absolutely immune from prosecution for the alleged conduct involving his discussions with Justice Department officials.
#SCOTUS also remands to the district court a review of whether "a President's public communications" are an official act.
"The President enjoys no im-
munity 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."
6-3, with the three liberal judges dissenting.
My hot take ... The #MAGA majority just ruled a president can commit crimes until a district court decides such criminal acts were not an official act.
Hopefully #Biden is sending the military over to the Supreme Court building right now to arrest the six justices, and will hold them until a district court rules after he leaves office that it was illegal.
#SCOTUS #Trump:
Sotomayor: "The President is now a king above the law.”
“Orders the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a military coup to hold onto power? Immune. Takes a bribe in exchange for a pardon? Immune. Immune, immune, immune.”