Thursday, July 4, 2024

What is an ‘official’ act, and how will a judge interpret Trump’s immunity?

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/07/02/official-act-trump-immunity-trial-judge/

The Supreme Court sent Trump’s federal Jan. 6 case back to a trial judge to decide three questions: Which alleged acts by Trump charged by special counsel Jack Smith fall under the executive branch’s exclusive constitutional authority and are therefore immune from prosecution? Which are official acts but prosecutable because they pose no danger of intruding on the power or function of the presidency? And what acts can be prosecuted because they involve private conduct, such as actions taken by Trump as a candidate, not as an officeholder?

Garnel disagrees with this

Garnel IronheartJuly 4, 2024 at 5:28 PM

The Constitution defines what official acts are available to the President. He cannot push someone into traffic and claim it's an official act. Kal v'chomer activating a SEAL team to go and assassinate an American citizen who is no objective threat to the country.

The hysteria surrounding this ruling is not unlike claiming Jews poisoned the local well.

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