(07-01-2024, 04:51 PM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(07-01-2024, 04:49 PM)mikesez Wrote: What if Biden called for a mob to hang Kamala Harris for some reason?

Same answer.  I see where you're going, and it's a valid point, and it's why I don't think there should be so much angst about this ruling.  Trump can still be prosecuted for acts which are not part of his official duties as President.  AND, Biden cannot ask Seal Team 6 to take out Trump, either.

Of course, there's as yet no evidence Trump asked a mob to hang Mike Pence.  He's largely responsible for what happened on January 6, but he never asked anyone to hang Mike Pence that I can recall.

It would be nice if "official acts" was defined or explained in the decision.  The Supremes did not say if any particular thing Trump did was official or not.  Hypotheticals would have been nice but weren't necessary.  Trump already did all the things he did. They were already listed in the indictment.  All the supremes had to do was say what was official and what was not.  Could have been none of the things, could have been all of them.  

It's an embarrassingly incomplete decision.  If they tried this in law school they would have been held back.

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