jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agoThe president could "assassinate" political rivals and still enjoy total immunity, Trump lawyer sayswww.salon.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1381arrow-down16
arrow-up1375arrow-down1external-linkThe president could "assassinate" political rivals and still enjoy total immunity, Trump lawyer sayswww.salon.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agomessage-square56fedilink
minus-squareRevonult@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·edit-22 months agoTrump’s lawyers are trying to delay his other trials. Create BS arguments that require a ruling before his other trials can proceed, elevate it to Supreme Court, run out the clock, hope he gets elected before other cases find him guilty. Edit: Spelling
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down10·2 months agoOnce the election is over, there’s no real incentive to pursue these cases, either. Good chance they all get dropped even if he loses.
minus-squareRagingRobot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoThat’s not how this works. They will keep going because he committed real crimes
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·2 months agoThat’s simply not how the US legal system works
Trump’s lawyers are trying to delay his other trials. Create BS arguments that require a ruling before his other trials can proceed, elevate it to Supreme Court, run out the clock, hope he gets elected before other cases find him guilty.
Edit: Spelling
Once the election is over, there’s no real incentive to pursue these cases, either. Good chance they all get dropped even if he loses.
That’s not how this works. They will keep going because he committed real crimes
That’s simply not how the US legal system works