The Supreme Court decided this month in Donald Trump v. U.S. that the Constitution prescribes a heretofore unidentified absolute presidential immunity,
permitting the president to violate federal law in the commission of “official acts.”
This extraordinary decision came after the former president turned to the High Court seeking to dismiss a federal indictment concerning his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
With the majority decision now the supreme law of the land, the question for concerned citizens becomes this:
What can the People do to prevent, or at least minimize, the likelihood that future presidents will act as kings or queens beyond the reach of the law under color of constitutional authority?
The description of what happened is a lie. That's not what the Supreme Court decided.
So you're right, the Constitution didn't have a thing to do with it. What is written above is pure fiction, it doesn't have to do with the Constitution or the Supreme Court. It has to do with clickbait and misinformation coming out of special interest groups.
No, The Supreme Court did not give presidents such immunity. In fact the ruling spent pages outlining that presidents are subject to being prosecuted under the law, contrary to reporting.
But never mind what the court actually wrote, these outlets are spinning lies because they get clicks. And that's just really a shame.
