US v Trump. WaPo weighs in


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Posted by SagoBob on April 25, 2024 at 20:33:55

Interesting paragraph lifted from the editorial.


"The Supreme Court could devise a complex new standard governing former presidents’ criminal liability, then demand that Trump trial Judge Tanya S. Chutkan engage in further analysis before the already much-delayed trial she’s overseeing can proceed. Or it could simply find that actions described in Mr. Trump’s indictment lie outside any plausible scope of presidential immunity. The justices might find the former approach more comfortable. But trying to set standards in such murky legal circumstances can have unintended consequences — even enabling dubious executive behavior once presidents know more clearly what they can get away with. By the same token, the court might also chill legitimate executive action, depending on how it worded such a ruling."



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