Our nation is going to commemorate its declaration of independence from a king Thursday, but the Supreme Court apparently believes that this is a good time to restore the monarchy. The conservatives on the court have awarded the president a special monarchal privilege , specifically the power to engage in corrupt, treasonous, and even violent acts without the fear of prosecution for his crimes, as long as these acts conform with his “official” executive duties, which remain undefined. Without any textual basis in the Constitution, the six Justices have ruled that a president might accept bribes in exchange for pardons, assassinate a political rival, or share intel with a hostile foreign adversary – all without consequence, because he is acting officially, and his motives cannot even be questioned.
More purposely, their intention was to protect Donald Trump from being tried for his actions related to undermining the 2020 election, a deranged ruling that gives no consideration to its appalling consequences – including the likelihood that a Trump victory in November will cause the wheels to come off our democracy. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has been instructed to review the steps the former president took to subjugate Joe Biden’s victory and determine whether Trump’s actions were “official” – which would warrant full immunity -- or whether the actions were “unofficial,” which makes him culpable. Each one of her decisions is expected to be appealed by the .
