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What they said, was that a president can’t be prosecuted for “official acts” as president. Not that everything they do is legal.

It’s not a “loophole”. It’s just straight up illegal.

He’s what happens when you give a moron power.

You could even say, that was the plan all along.

A clear violation of the 14th amendment.

This is the way.

Of course he does. That’s how it works. You show him that you’re weak, and he’ll keep taking advantage of you.

So, they’re shutting down actual research in order to rehash this bullshit for the hundredth time?

Oh, I didn’t mean to imply that they should “always” be prosecuted for their crimes…only that the Supreme Court should have closed that loophole. There are many ways they could have drawn a distinction between justified actions and those that should be prosecuted.

Instead, they ruled that all “official acts” should be exempt from repercussions. That didn’t just leave the loophole open…it guaranteed it could be abused, without consequence.

Good lad.

So, in other words…he’s delusional and thinks this is a TV show and he’s the main character?

Another assault on due process.

From the way it was framed in the ruling itself, it seems like they were trying to legitimize the actions of past presidents, as well as insulate Trump from prosecution.

Every president in recent history, and many more beyond that, were guilty of crimes committed in the name of the office. Whether it be human rights violations, war crimes, or simply playing fast and loose with their Constitutional authority. Every single one of the living presidents should have been charged with all kinds of shit, due to their official actions. Bush for Iraq. Obama for his drone program. Trump for his handling of Covid. All of them are responsible for the deaths of tens or even hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians both in the US and around the world.

By all legal accounts, they should all be rotting in prison for what they did as president. But they aren’t. It’s always been a matter of unnoficial precedent that once they leave office, the slate is wiped clean. That seems to be what they were clarifying with the Trump ruling. All is forgiven, as long as it was an “official act”, in the service of the country.

The problem is, rather than close that loophole in the system, they chose to legitimize it. And now we have someone who has no problem abusing that privilege, in power again.

Unfortunately, this may be exactly why they aren’t trying to get him back. The entire reason he was in the US, was because he was being threatened by a gang in El Salvador.

It’s truly bizarre that the accusation of being a gang member was upheld by the judge, due to him “failing to present evidence” that he was not a gang member. How the fuck is he supposed to provide evidence of something that doesn’t exist?

That is a very good point.

Did any of these people even try and explain to him how tariffs actually work…or was that a step too far?

He is the most healthy human being in all of history. No one is healthier or stronger than Donald Trump. He has the body of a 30 year old athlete and the mind of a genius.

So the trick to getting away with doing shit like this is to just be open about it? Weird. If that was the case, then why not give these Democrats a pass, as well? They aren’t exactly hiding it either.

Or are you just getting these four mixed up with the 200 others that didn’t support this legislation?

I’m fine calling out the 2% of Democrats that vote against their own constituents interests. But what I find hilarious, is the total lack of focus on the fact that 100% of Republicans are behind this.

This is what Chomsky was talking about when he wrote manufacturing consent. The framing here is massively deceptive, to the point of being completely backwards…and folks just eat it up this way. They swallow this narrative whole, and spit it back up for others to swallow.