• Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    This should be a surprise to nobody; the courts have been largely bending over backwards to accommodate Trump.

    The supreme court just ruled that either the 14th amendment requires an act of Congress, despite no such requirement listed in the constitution.

    Then you have Cannon, who has gone out of her way to rule in Trump’s favor, up to and including the implication that Trump actually is above the law, and has shown she is hellbent on continuing to do so.

    The supreme Court is also throwing Trump another bone by delaying his dc trial by 2 months, essentially giving Trump the win by running out the clock instead of ruling on presidential immunity.

    The stormy Daniels case is of little legal and even less political consequence, as the case is weak already and Trump is not considered at significant risk.

    The GA case is likely to get derailed because Willis couldn’t keep her personal and professional life separate, and her handling of the affair puts her credibility in doubt.

    At least we have the civil judgement. At least, until Trump finds another judge willing to throw that out too.

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      9 months ago

      The supreme court just ruled that either the 14th amendment somehow doesn’t apply to presidents, trump didn’t engage in insurrection, and/or Trump is just simply above the law.

      That’s quite literally not what they argued, even if you try to read it that way. You really should read the opinion before you tell people what it says.

      edit: LOL! OP deleted the stupid argument and replaced it with one that sounds less stupid. My quote was lifted verbatim, and the stealth edit speaks volumes.