Trump Demands Total Presidential Immunity -- Even for Acts That 'Cross the Line'
Trump Demands Total Presidential Immunity -- Even for Acts That 'Cross the Line'
Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that presidents should have total immunity, even for "events that cross the line."
The former president has made clear once again that he believes the office should have absolute power
The D.C. Federal Court of Appeals is expected to hand down a decision on Donald Trump’s claim to “absolute” presidential immunity any day now, and the former president is upping his public pressure campaign for a favorable decision.
Early Thursday morning, Trump took to Truth Social to rant about the exemption he believes a president — or former president — should have from prosecution over crimes committed while in office. “EVEN EVENTS THAT ‘CROSS THE LINE’ MUST FALL UNDER TOTAL IMMUNITY, OR IT WILL BE YEARS OF TRAUMA TRYING TO DETERMINE GOOD FROM BAD,” Trump wrote.
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The former president argued that without total blanket immunity, the chief executive would be stripped of the “authority and decisiveness” necessary to carry out their duties in office. “Sometimes you just have to live with ‘great but slightly imperfect,’” he wrote in the all-caps post.
Make no mistake, even if he loses the popular vote, Trump is going to take getting reelected as some kind of mandate to act as a dictator and do whatever he wants with the full power of the US government and military behind him.
Democracy will not survive another 4 years of this increasingly unhinged husk of a moron.
Let's not forget that this bullshit actually killed at least one person.
Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force veteran, was fatally shot by a Capitol Police officer as rioters tried to breach the House chamber. Kevin D. Greeson died of a heart attack, collapsing on the sidewalk west of the Capitol on Jan. 6. Rosanne Boyland appeared to have been crushed in a stampede of fellow rioters as they surged against the police. Benjamin Philips, the founder of a pro-Trump website called Trumparoo, died of a stroke.And
In the days and weeks after the riot, five police officers who had served at the Capitol on Jan. 6 died.
Officer Brian D. Sicknick of the Capitol Police, who was attacked by the mob, died on Jan. 7. Officer Jeffrey Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department killed himself after the attack. Officer Howard S. Liebengood of the Capitol Police also died by suicide four days afterward.So who is responsible for the attack on January 6th?
Biden death squads. Start with MAGA.
IT WILL BE YEARS OF TRAUMA TRYING TO DETERMINE GOOD FROM BAD
Yes this is called the judicial system
"... YEARS OF TRAUMA TRYING TO DETERMINE GOOD FROM BAD"
Based on this, why should anybody ever be charged with crimes? We should all be granted total immunity from any crimes ever committed, since potentially years of trauma could result from investigating anything that's done. We should just let bygones be bygones. Like that homeless guy that was killed in a hit&run incident on Sept 17th, 2006 at 12:31am, by some drunk driver who was never caught. We just need to move on guys, things happen, it's over and done with. Investigating that would just lead to years of trauma trying to determine good from bad.
"Aww, surely he didn't mean it exactly like he said it. We must give him the benefit of the doubt since he is a rich and respectable person who wouldn't say something like that."
"No, please. Do not give me the benefit of the doubt. I mean it - I WILL literally kill you if I get elected again."
"That could mean anything, surely he wouldn't imply that he would kill us if he got elected. He must have misspoken or meant something else."
“I should be able to get away with the things I swear I didn’t do”
Every assertion is a confession.
“I crossed the line, don’t hold me accountable”.
No. Everyone is equal under the law. Must be.
I don't understand how this is even in play. I thought the point of immunity was to prevent active members of government being arrested or prevented from doing their duty by minor or spurious charges while in office. The example was a congressman being pulled over on his way to an important vote. Trump doesn't have any duties anymore. The nation doesn't give a shit if he's in court or prison or whatever, so why should he be immune to anything? Now seems the perfect time to find out exactly what he's done.
So, by this logic, Biden could have Trump imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay for life, Bonaparte style.
"THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON I WANTED TO BE PRESIDENT"
Mister "lock her up" sure has changed his tune...
Not that it's surprising. He contradicts himself daily, and has done so for years.
You know what, let’s roll with it, let the Supreme Court approve it, and then have dark Brandon drop him in a volcano somewhere.
Hey Bozo the Rapist Clown - get in there and defecate on the Constitution again. You’ll be immune from living, you demented leaky bag of shit. We’re done fucking with this bullshit.
You Get Qualified Immunity!
And you get qualified immunity! All of us get it! We all get qualified immunity!
“But not for any blue president” probably
I am also demanding total immunity.
Kind of impressed that I didn't see any of those "centrists" calling bOtH sIdEs, but only bashing democrats in here.
I really thing that the orangeoutan must be held accountable with all the crimes he did, no one is above thr law, and specially someone who was president, in this case he should be not only punished but make an example out of him, and the republican traitors.
He's keeping awful quiet about Hilary. Probably he plans on having her killed.
Well, if you believe this, you should have faith that sleepy Joe has a chance at immunity once he leaves office.
