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bigtree

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4. that's pretty much what I said

Thu Apr 25, 2024, 04:33 PM

Apr 25

...they could just send it back to Chutkan with instructions for the jury.

Really a worthless and unnecessary micromanaging, if that's all they end up with. There's already myriad protections for official acts, and they haven't pointed to ONE charge that runs afoul of anything they're concerned about.

I do think the aim of the right wing of the court is more pernicious than just correcting the indictment, or even defending Executive privileges.

What they want to do is give Trump a shield from prosecution and they're trying to find some overarching reason for interfering, but it's clear from this hearing that their objections are not only inventions, but badly constructed ones which they can't even associate with ANY of the actual charges in a three hour hearing.

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We're waiting for the SC to decide whether there are 'official acts' in the indictment which deserve immunity [View all] bigtree Apr 25 OP

I don't think that's quite right Fiendish Thingy Apr 25 #1

that's pretty much what I said bigtree Apr 25 #4

Ultimately I don't think they can shield Trump without exposing themselves to personal risks Fiendish Thingy Apr 25 #6

Your headline said "official acts in the indictment" Fiendish Thingy Apr 25 #7

Beginning to think the fix is in bucolic_frolic Apr 25 #2

As Lincoln said, "You can call the horse's tail a leg, but that doesn't make it so." kentuck Apr 25 #3

They saw what we saw! Hope22 Apr 25 #5

Again, it's all about delay budkin Apr 25 #8

Trying not to get depressed senseandsensibility Apr 25 #9

I think the 'liberal' justices' point was that there are myriad protections in place to prevent an unjust prosecution bigtree Apr 25 #10

i hope you're right senseandsensibility Apr 25 #11