There is a possibility they may see some opportunity for some immunity for some president ial decisions. If they decide it that way, it may have to go back down to the District Court which could cause further delay. I appreciate you not being sidetracked by somebody who apparently wants to scream louder than anybody else. Catherine, the lower courts have been unanimous that trump cannot claim immunity. Does that tell you something . I cant imagine theyre going to say a former president has absolute immunity for criminal acts. What will be a win for donald trump is if theyre saying were sending it back to judge chutkan to determine which, if any he would have immunity for and which he would not. Thats a win because that would delay the trial, which is already delayed. So what of course obviously jack smith and Special Counsel is hoping for, a majority of the court will just say, no, absolute immunity from Criminal Prosecution for a former president and clearly jack smith would say this
to pick up and use. the minority, led by justice sotomayor, who warned today that, quote, the man in charge of enforcing laws can now just break them. ironic, isn t it? but for six in the majority, including the chief justice, the already highly controversial decision is meant to protect the presidency, writing that the framers always demanded an energetic, independent executive. we ll dig into the immediate fallout. plus, did today s legal bombshell effectively blow up jack smith s january 6th case against former president trump? what the decision said about the evidence smith can and can t use against the former president if the case gets to trial. it s not just d.c., could the cases in florida and georgia be wiped away, too? as the former president celebrates what he s calling a big win for democracy, a big decision awaits the current president. stay in the race or step aside after thursday s disastrous debate? i ll ask one of biden s top advisers what it s going to ta