This post is being written before the United States Supreme Court rules on whether or not a President is immune to crime while in office.
Background:
In February of 2024 the Supreme Court decided to grant the petition to decided if a President could crime while President.
In March of 2024 the Supreme Court set oral arguments for April 25th, 2024.
The News Blender covered the oral arguments, in which Twice Impeached 45 Felon 34’s lawyer argued that a President must be able to crime while in office, otherwise, they won’t be able to effectively be President. And if a President does crime, Congress can impeach and remove the criminal President and then maybe he can be charged with his crimes…
@supreme court.gov has all the case documents.
As of June 13th, 2024, no decision has been reached; the court tea leaf readers and me, believe the order will be posted closer to the end of June or first part of July; big decisions like this one, typically get sat on for the longest time…
We’ve got 29 more #SCOTUS opinions to go.
— Kimberly Robinson (@KimberlyRobinsn) June 13, 2024
On the 13th of June, the court published 3 orders. None of which was the immunity decision.
Update…
It’s now Friday the 21st of June where it’s 30 minutes before the next orders are released by the Supreme Court.
Yesterday we got 4 opinions bringing the total to 42.
— Kimberly Robinson (@KimberlyRobinsn) June 21, 2024
19 opinions to go…
We got 5 opinions on Friday–immunity was not one of those five…
Next scheduled opinion day is Wednesday the 26th of June; the day before the first and likely only 2024 Presidential Debate…
Update…
It’s Wednesday. June 26th, the Supreme’s only dropped 2 decisions today.
None of which was the immunity order.
Update…
It’s Thursday. June 27th, the Supreme’s dropped 4 decisions today.
None of which was the immunity order.
Update…
It’s the 1st of July, we are gonna get the immunity decision; 99.9 percent sure.
BREAKING: 3rd and final opinion #SCOTUS this AM: Trump has absolute immunity for core constitutional powers and presumptive immunity for official acts. District court to triage case. Roberts writes. 6-3. Libs dissent https://t.co/PH5ixGAYJh
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) July 1, 2024
The court has essentially wiped out the Jeff Clark-related portion of the Trump indictment: https://t.co/oZDsjZFbxb pic.twitter.com/aTdJhoBdLs
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) July 1, 2024
MORE: The court sends the case back to Chutkan to make a determination whether Trump's actions re: Pence were official or unofficial. https://t.co/oZDsjZFbxb pic.twitter.com/6uUVQiNUo9
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) July 1, 2024
So, it just dropped I haven’t read it, but I’m not entirely sure this is true…
GREAT NEWS! Roberts DID authorize Joe Biden to sent SEAL TEAM SIX after Alito, as an official act.
— emptywheel (chicklet) (@emptywheel) July 1, 2024
Because it wouldn’t be an official act.
Stay Tuned…
