#NoOneIsAboveTheLaw — or IMMUNE from Prosecution — including the President. IMPEACHMENT by Congress does not preclude PROSECUTION by DOJ. The Constitution gives POTUS NO OFFICIAL DUTIES over Election Certification — so his Jan 6th-related alleged crimes are not “official” acts.
The former guy’s lawyers just conceded to Judge Pan that under Trump’s argument, President Biden could order Seal Team 6 to take out Trump and Biden could not be prosecuted unless impeachmed and convicted first. Of course THAT ignores separation of powers!
🚨Trump lawyer issued a THREAT we shoud not ignore — that when President Biden leaves office, Republicans will try to prosecute him in state court in Texas. This is not merely “legal argument” — it is a POLITICAL THREAT that poses a clear and present danger to the Constitution.
Court of Appeals destroying Trump’s arguments here — Court: it’s “PARADOXICAL” to say that the president’s Constitution’s Article II duty to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed” allows a President to violate criminal law!
Court noted that during IMPEACHMENT Trump begged the Senate to NOT convict him because he’d be subject to criminal prosecution when he left office — which may have swayed some Senators — and now he begs the Court for immunity from that same prosecution. Can’t have it both ways!
DOJ Assistant Special Counsel Jack Pearce: No President Us Above The Law…. It is “frightening” to think that if something is “plausibly official” then it makes the president’s criminal conduct exempt from criminal prosecution.
@sfpelosi DJT will always believe he's above the law as long as his cronies continue to do his dirty work. So many have done time, are doing time, will do time, or have been given prosecutorial immunity . He'll always have the gift that keeps on giving ~ from THEM.
@sfpelosi It’s pretty shocking that the Court would buy Trumps argument that immunity is needed by future Presidents without considering that no President until Trump has committed criminal acts.
@sfpelosi @realsandibachom And this is the unfortunate (?) reality check he's possibly experiencing for the very first time in his life !! Conversely if his campaign for president was predicated on going for broke ?? Well he's finally getting good grades 🙏😂