A King Above the Law
The Supreme Court ended a disastrous term that upended our constitutional government by granting Donald Trump broad criminal immunity for the January 6th Insurrection and conspiring to overturn American Democracy.
"With fear for our democracy, I dissent," wrote Justice Sotomayor, joined by Justices Kegan and Jackson. "Today’s decision to grant former Presidents criminal immunity reshapes the institution of the Presidency. It makes a mockery of the principle, foundational to our Constitution and system of Government, that no man is above the law." The Justices noted that, "The relationship between the President and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably. In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law."
Mother Jones; Carolyn Kaster/AP; Getty
By David Corn
“Orders the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune.”
Video: Scathing Sotomayor dissent: ‘The President is now a king above the law’, CNN | 7/1/2024
The Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump may claim immunity from criminal prosecution in a decision that will likely further delay a trial on federal election subversion charges.
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