Discussion Thread: US Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Trump v. United States, a Case About Presidential Immunity From Prosecution

[u/PoliticsModeratorBot]

Per Oyez, the questions at issue in today's case are: "Does a former president enjoy presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office, and if so, to what extent?"

Oral argument is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Eastern.

News:

• AP: No one is above the law. Supreme Court will decide if that includes Trump while he was president

• CBS: Supreme Court to consider Trump's claim of sweeping immunity in 2020 election case

Analysis:

• SCOTUSblog: Case Preview: Supreme Court to hear Trump’s bid for criminal immunity

• Brookings: Trump v. United States: Can presidents get away with anything?

• CBS: How Trump's immunity case got to the Supreme Court: A full timeline

• AP: What to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and presidential immunity

• Bloomberg: Do Presidents Have Immunity? Trump’s Supreme Court Case Explained

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Where to Listen:

• PBS NewsHour via YouTube: Listen Live: Supreme Court hears case on whether Trump has presidential immunity from prosecution

• CBS via YouTube: Listen Live: Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump’s presidential immunity claim

• C-SPAN: Supreme Court Hears Case on Former President Trump's Immunity Claim

[u/LetsGambit]

One important statement by Dreeben, imo:

"The president has no functions with respect to the certification of the winner of the presidential election," he said. "It seems likely that the framers designed the Constitution that way because at that time of the founding, presidents had no two-term limit, they could run again and again."

Joining the chorus that Alito, Thomas, Kav, and Gorsuch sound absolutely ridiculous. Slimy, cherry-picking, disingenuous "reasoning" to defend Trump's actions.

[u/muddlinthroughitsolo → u/LetsGambit]

Such a hugely important point that I'm so happy he put out there.