Following the bombshell Supreme Court ruling this week that determined that presidents have “absolute immunity” for official presidential actions, Democrats have lashed out about the decision’s implications. MSNBC host Rachel Maddow recently blasted the 6-3 SCOTUS, which stems from the Special Counsel Jack Smith case brought against former President Donald Trump.
In principle, the MSNBC host blasted the idea of “absolute immunity,” claiming that Trip and his legal counsel received every bit of legal protection they had argued for and more. “I really did not expect that they would do this. And they, you know, Donald Trump and his counsel asked for this 100% absolute immunity thing, which was insane. I would say they got 105% of what they were asking for,” Maddow stated.
According to Maddow, Trump and his legal team ultimately received more immunity than requested. “They got immunity from this court despite some of the language in judge Justice Roberts’ ruling saying that there was some measure of humility or some measure of restraint, the practical impact of what they have done is to give Trump immunity that even he and his counsel did not ask for,” she said.
It is important to not that the SCOTUS ruling maintains that a president is only protected in their official conduct, where they can still be found criminally liable for any unofficial actions. However, the left has constructed far-reaching hypothetical scenarios, questioning whether a president could legally assassinate a political opponent.
Maddow continued, “And given that the hypotheticals over the course of these arguments, as you rightly pointed out, included things like, can the President assassinate a rival? I think we have to look at the Supreme Court’s affirmative answer to that yes, you can, with as much seriousness as it deserves. I mean, this is a death squad ruling. This is a ruling that says that as long as you can construe it as an official or quasi official act, you can do absolutely anything, absolutely anything, and never be held accountable, not only while you are president, but forever.”
The MSNBC host also claimed that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee has “activated” various “pro-Trump paramilitary groups” within the ranks of his supporters, implying that he could deploy “death squads.” Maddow added, “And this is a president who has activated pro Trump paramilitary groups that you know, wear insignia and T shirts and hold placards celebrating literally right wing death squads.”
Maddow warns that Trump may even weaponize the Department of Justice (DOJ) to attack his political adversaries if he regains power. However, Trump and many conservatives have claimed that the former president is currently being victimized by a weaponized judicial system that is attempting to thwart his campaign efforts. Watch the segment below:
“Right? This is a president who has talked about absolutely using the Justice Department to go after his to go after his rivals. This explicitly immunizes anything the President wants to do through the Justice Department, but all but explicitly justifies anything the President wants to do full stop to anyone. And that is as serious as it gets,” Maddow went on.
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