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[–] Tire@lemmy.ml 145 points 7 months ago (11 children)

Got some pot on you? Straight to jail. Try to overthrow the government? See you in 3+ years where you MIGHT get a slap on the wrist but also might get to be president again.

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (9 children)

While you're almost certainly right... this is your response to what should be a tiny bit of good news? Maybe it's time for a break from the news?

I mean, what would you have done if they had ruled in favor of immunity instead of denying it??

As for me, I'll take the w here.

[–] criitz@reddthat.com 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (8 children)

I kinda get your point, but also If you watch enough news you realize there is no W here. It's all meaningless because Trump owns SCOTUS and they have the final say.

EDIT: No, SCOTUS isn't beholden to Trump but electing him is in their interests.

EDIT2: Well I certainly hope yall are right and they won't let him on the ballot but I'm not holding my breath.

[–] vinylshrapnel@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

SCOTUS isn’t beholden to anyone. Not even Trump. Once they were confirmed they don’t need a thing from him and have that office until they die. Sure they have a right leaning majority, but they still seem pretty cognizant that there rulings can be used by democrats too, so handing wins to Trump isn’t exactly straight forward. If they claim Trump has immunity while in office and after leaving, that applies to the current administration too. It would be a huge gamble to rule in favor of Trump on this appeal and I don’t think they want to open that can of worms while someone else can take advantage of it.

Not to mention, even if Trump gets out of this scot free, the results of the n xt election are far from certain. Biden could be welding thos immunity powers for the next four years too.

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