Shortly after the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in favor of former President Donald Trump in a case on executive privilege and whether presidents are protected from prosecution over official acts they perform as part of the job, Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer of New York went berserk, claiming that it was a “MAGA” court that made that finding.
As background, the Monday, July 1 SCOTUS ruling came as part of a case brought against former President Trump by Special Counsel Jack Smith, who has attempted to bring charges against the former president in Washington, D.C. over his conduct on January 6, 2021, during the Capitol riot. Former President Trump argued that he is immune from prosecution for those official acts he made as president.
The Supreme Court agreed, finding, “In dividing official from unofficial conduct, courts may not inquire into the President’s motives.” Continuing, SCOTUS described official conduct and what it means, saying, “Whenever the President and Vice President discuss their official responsibilities, they engage in official conduct.”
SCOTUS added, describing the charges and the immunity claim, “The indictment’s allegations that Trump attempted to pressure the Vice President to take particular acts in connection with his role at the certification proceeding thus involve official conduct, and Trump is at least presumptively immune from prosecution for such conduct.”
Additionally, describing when the immunity applies, SCOTUS said, “The President enjoys no immunity for his unofficial acts, and not everything the President does is official. The President is not above the law. But under our system of separated powers, the President may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers, and he is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for his official acts,” the Court concluded. “That immunity applies equally to all occupants of the Oval Office.”
Sen. Schumer attacked SCOTUS in a post on X shortly after the ruling was released, saying, “This disgraceful decision by the MAGA SCOTUS—which is comprised of 3 justices appointed by Trump himself—enables the former President to weaken our democracy by breaking the law. It undermines SCOTUS’s credibility and suggests political influence trumps all in our courts today.”
Roasting him for his interpretation of the ruling, one commenter said, “Disgraceful interpretation of the law. The damage you are causing to this country is indescribable, I cannot believe you think that you have the right to criticize the SCOTUS because they refuse to do your bidding, my goodness, what kind of an America do you want, something like North Korea?”
Sen. Schumer’s take on the matter was far different than that of former President Donald Trump, who said, in a post on Truth Social, “THE SUPREME COURT DECISION IS A MUCH MORE POWERFUL ONE THAN SOME HAD EXPECTED IT TO BE. IT IS BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN AND WISE, AND CLEARS THE STENCH FROM THE BIDEN TRIALS AND HOAXES, ALL OF THEM, THAT HAVE BEEN USED AS AN UNFAIR ATTACK ON CROOKED JOE BIDEN’S POLITICAL OPPONENT, ME. MANY OF THESE FAKE CASES WILL NOW DISAPPEAR, OR WITHER INTO OBSCURITY. GOD BLESS AMERICA!”
In another post on what he thinks the SCOTUS decision will mean and how President Biden and others should respond, former President Trump wrote, “The Supreme Court totally dismantled most of the charges against me. Joe Biden should now call off his “dogs.” Our Country should now be focused on GREATNESS again!”
Further, in yet another post, he wrote, “Today’s Historic Decision by the Supreme Court should end all of Crooked Joe Biden’s Witch Hunts against me, including the New York Hoaxes – The Manhattan SCAM cooked up by Soros backed D.A., Alvin Bragg, Racist New York Attorney General Tish James shameless ATTACK on the amazing business that I have built, and the FAKE Bergdorf’s “case.” PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!”
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