Friday, April 26, 2024

Quotes Of The Day -- On Trump Immunity Claims

 

“The Framers did not put an immunity clause into the Constitution. They knew how to.  And, you know, not so surprising, they were reacting against a monarch who claimed to be above the law. Wasn’t the whole point that the president was not a monarch and the president was not supposed to be above the law?”  -- Justice Elena Kagan at yesterday's hearing at the corrupt Republican Supreme Court on the Malignant Loser's claim of absolute immunity for crimes committed while in office.

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“If he’s not covered by the criminal law, he can’t be impeached for violating it at all.”  -- Justice Sonia Sotomayor at the same hearing pointing out the absurdity of the Malignant Loser's argument.