Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy❤
No. of Recommendations: 9
Well, we still need to get a ruling on Fani's state prosecution. :)
SNIP When President-elect Trump takes the oath of office on January 20, the Constitution ordains that he “shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States.”
That has been taken to cover federal crimes, but not state ones — like the ones brought by the district attorney of Fulton County, Fani Willis. She charged Trump and 18 others with racketeering and other crimes against the Peach State in connection to efforts to reverse the result of the 2020 presidential election.
The prosecutions of Ms. Willis and of the district attorney of Manhattan, Alvin Bragg, have, alongside Trump’s victory in November, opened up hitherto unexplored constitutional terrain: Can a president be prosecuted for state crimes while in office? The answer to that question could determine the fate of Ms. Willis and Mr. Bragg’s cases — and the scope of the protections of the presidency...
...Even if Mr. Kemp was moved to pardon Trump with respect to Ms. Willis’s prosecution, Georgia law ties his hands. The state is one of only six where pardons are granted by an independent board — the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles. Unlike the presidential pardon power, where a conviction is not necessary, Georgia requires not only a “guilty” verdict or plea but also a five-year waiting period before a pardon can be issued...
...The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel reckons that there is a “categorical” prohibition on prosecuting a sitting president. Ms. Willis is under no such restriction, largely because the vulnerability of a sitting president to state prosecution has never arisen — until now. The Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. United States that all official presidential acts are presumptively immune would appear to apply to state as well as federal prosecutors...
...A similar debate could soon break out in Georgia, where Ms. Willis’s case has been on hold for months while first Judge Scott McAfee and now the Georgia Court of Appeals have heard arguments over whether Ms. Willis ought to be disqualified for accusing her defendants of “playing the race card” — and for conducting a secret romantic affair with her hand-picked special prosecutor, Nathan Wade.
The court of appeals mysteriously canceled a hearing set for December 5 to hear oral arguments over whether what Judge McAfee called Ms. Willis’s “odor of mendacity” and “significant appearance of impropriety” are enough to dismiss her from the case. The appellate jurists could be weighing the impact of Trump’s electoral win — or could have determined that the already-completed briefing is sufficient to determine the question. SNIP
Is there any hope in Mudville? Will Mighty Fani strike out? Stay tuned for commentary by Albaby (I hope). :)
Everybody write Commonone and see if we can get him/her to come back periodically.
No. of Recommendations: 4
My guess is that there will be no joy in Justiceville concerning Trump. The 6-3 conservative Supreme Court will no doubt rule - when it eventually comes to that, as it inevitably will - that Trump as president remains immune to State crimes too. And after 4 more years, the statutes of limitation will likely preclude any further prosecution in these cases as well. Justice delayed will sadly end as justice denied.
No. of Recommendations: 1
Fani's Fanny is toast.
Like the Climate is (lol)
BUT, they/them and LatinX and deplorable garbage.
Club 401K *still* has zero interest in introspection.
No. of Recommendations: 3
Yep. We get to see all that go South and the J6ers pardoned. Along with Trump claiming to solve everything, The caravan's seemed to be done for mutual protection, so the app made no difference. The app, plus busing people south, plus guarding (for lack of a better word) the trains, and flying people in. I still wonder what happens when Trump stops the planes.
Aside: (BTW Dope, the planes was a better argument and you never mentioned it.) 😝
De plane! De plane! De plane! ☝🏼
