4-star generals side with Smith, tell SCOTUS Trump immunity claim is 'assault' on democracy

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4-star generals side with Smith, tell SCOTUS Trump immunity claim is 'assault' on democracy
lawandcrime.com

A distinguished group of retired four-star generals and admirals from the U.S. military have argued in a brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that Donald Trump’s claims of absolute “presidential immunity” from criminal prosecution tied to Jan. 6 is an “assault” on the “foundational commitments” underpinning democracy and if his argument is allowed to succeed before them later this month, it threatens “to subvert the careful balance between the executive and legislative branches struck in the Constitution.”

The 38-page amicus brief features 19 authors, all of them decorated retired admirals, generals or secretaries from branches of the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force respectively. On April 25, the high court is poised to hear Trump’s question of immunity against prosecution for his alleged criminal conspiracy to subvert the results of the 2020 election. and according to the brief, these are arguments that should be approached with extreme caution.

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He told people Biden soiled itz and they laughed and clapped.

I see no evidence this is a problem for him. His lack of cognition, morals, etc has never really been a problem before.

It's exactly on brand for him and his followers.

Hillary Clinton was right when she said half his supporters were a basket of deplorables. Those that got upset about that put themselves into that group.

They love him because of the unhinged shit he says. He takes the hate that the two minutes hate Fox News cultivates and brings it to the White House and that's exactly what they want.

She was actually off by 50%.

Biden soiled

It is ALWAYS projection, always. Numerous people have said the orange liar soiled himself regularly.