Earlier at this time, I had the chance to ask some outdated prep-school friends about one thing I contemplate to be absurd: the U.S. Supreme Court docket’s contemplating the concept that the president of the USA ought to take pleasure in immunity from legal prosecution.
One such “chum,” the one conservative within the group, identified that presidents have executed issues prior to now, e.g. dropping the primary atomic bomb and sending troops into Vietnam, for which he may have been criminally charged. Such immunity would allow the president to do what he thinks proper, and never be fearful about going to jail for it.
An fascinating response, to make sure, although each of those examples are potential warfare crimes, that are prosecuted by the Worldwide Legal Court docket in The Hague. In any case, this appears to be pink herring. What we’re involved about right here is one thing very actual and concrete that will positively be, and, in all chance will probably be, prosecuted inside state or federal jurisdictions.
Particularly, there may be ample proof that Donald Trump tried to overthrow the U.S. authorities, which, if he had been profitable, would have made him a king, fairly than a public servant. Are we saying that this can be a legitimate course for our nation to take?
