A distinguished group of retired four-star generals and admirals from the U.S. military have argued in a brief filed in theĀ U.S. Supreme CourtĀ on Monday thatĀ Donald Trumpās claims of absolute āpresidentialĀ immunityā from criminal prosecution tied to Jan. 6 is an āassaultā on the āfoundational commitmentsā underpinning democracy and if his argument is allowed to succeed before them later this month, it threatens āto subvert the careful balance between the executive and legislative branches struck in the Constitution.ā
The 38-page amicus brief features 19 authors, all of them decorated retired admirals, generals or secretaries from branches of the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force respectively. On April 25, the high court is poised to hear Trumpās question of immunity against prosecution for his alleged criminal conspiracy to subvert the results of the 2020 election. and according to the brief, these are arguments that should be approached with extreme caution.
that definitely wonāt escalate the situation at all
Oh no
Not fighting fascists before theyāve built their army into a juggernaut
yeah maybe if we try appeasement for another generation theyāll leave us alone /s
Yeah, weāre past the point where this can be settled peaceful for certain anyways.
If Trump wins weāre in for a revenge tour, and if he loses there will be some form of major conflict. We have roughly 8 months to rip the band-aid off.
And before anyone tells me there wonāt be a major conflict if he loses, let me remind you. He was trying to be discreet when he called his supporters up for the insurrection. All he wanted at the time was for them to delay the proceedings regarding the inauguration. The man is out of time regarding all the cases that have been building up against him, he doesnāt have it in him to keep this up. If/when he does not get the presidency he wonāt be discreet, he will likely call for all out war.
It would highlight how dumb the argument that the president has absolute immunity is, the SC would rule against it and that would be the end of it.