#Senate Maj Whip #Durbin, Sen #Judiciary Cmte Chair, response to #SCOTUS’ ruling in #Trump v US, which held “the nature of Presidential #power entitles a fmr President to absolute #immunity from #criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive & preclusive constitutional authority. And he is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his ofcl acts. There is no immunity for unofficial acts.”
“No one should be above the #law, not even a sitting #UnitedStates President. And yet today’s ultra-conservative #SupremeCourt majority ruled that not just Donald #Trump, but future presidents, may be immune from abusing the levers of government to overturn an #election or engage in other misconduct.
“Importantly, today’s ruling also undermines longstanding policies that protect #DOJ’s investigations & prosecutions from partisan political interference. In ruling that Donald #Trump is ‘absolutely immune from prosecution for the alleged conduct involving his discussions with #Justice Department officials,’ #SCOTUS has stripped the #DOJ of its valued #independence & undermined its commitment to the rule of #law.
“Relatedly, it is disgraceful that Justices #ClarenceThomas & #Alito brazenly refused to recuse themselves from this case. As I’ve said before, the appearance of impropriety or partiality require recusal. Until Chief Justice #JohnRoberts uses his existing authority to enact an enforceable code of conduct, I will continue to push to pass the #SupremeCourt#Ethics, #Recusal, & #Transparency Act.”
conservative ? they are not, they are retrograde talebans stuck in the year 4k bc about (like 2k years before their fantasy friend created the universe, as their book of lies sais)
also they are corrupt and perjurers ... which does not clearly make them members of the "duty and honor country" but more of the kkkristian mafia(TM) racket gang ...