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minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 day agoSCOTUS ruled that a president cannot be criminally charged for any “official acts” taken while in office.
minus-squarenondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 day agoContempt is a civil charge no? So can’t they still throw him in a cell?
minus-squareBaron Von J@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 day agoDid that ruling not also leave it up to the courts to determine what constitutes an official act?
minus-squareDokPsy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 day ago“when the president does it, it isn’t illegal”
SCOTUS ruled that a president cannot be criminally charged for any “official acts” taken while in office.
Contempt is a civil charge no? So can’t they still throw him in a cell?
Did that ruling not also leave it up to the courts to determine what constitutes an official act?
So that it can go up to SCOTUS again, yes.
“when the president does it, it isn’t illegal”
“They just let you do it”