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minus-squarePlacebonickname@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoOfficial act would be complying with the Judge…but potatoe, patatoe…or whatever. And yes, I spelled potatoe wrong both times on purpose.
minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoSCOTUS ruled that a president cannot be criminally charged for any “official acts” taken while in office.
minus-squareDokPsy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months ago“when the president does it, it isn’t illegal”
minus-squarenondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoContempt is a civil charge no? So can’t they still throw him in a cell?
minus-squareBaron Von J@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoDid that ruling not also leave it up to the courts to determine what constitutes an official act?
minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoSo that it can go up to SCOTUS again, yes.
minus-squaresteal_your_face@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoDid you misspell it the third time on purpose?
minus-squaresteal_your_face@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoJust asking because you only specified the first two. Thanks for clarifying.
Official act would be complying with the Judge…but potatoe, patatoe…or whatever.
And yes, I spelled potatoe wrong both times on purpose.
SCOTUS ruled that a president cannot be criminally charged for any “official acts” taken while in office.
“when the president does it, it isn’t illegal”
“They just let you do it”
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.
Did you misspell it the third time on purpose?
Yes. Why not.
Just asking because you only specified the first two. Thanks for clarifying.