Should An American President Engage In Criminal Activities While In Office And Then Attempt To Cover

Should an American president engage in criminal activities while in office and then attempt to cover them up by presenting them as official business, he will remain unpunished.

It is a matter of concern that the more intelligent and criminal a future American president, regardless of party, may be, the greater the likelihood of them being able to avoid prosecution.

This represents a significant challenge to the integrity of the American justice system. It also raises concerns about the future of American democracy.

The highest court of the United States of America has once again demonstrated that it is not neutral in its decisions.

Any impartial jurist will question what the next step might be for those who have been granted such a favourable outcome. This could include acquittal for white collar crimes, bribery, and other forms of criminal activity.

Such a scenario would be beneficial for those who have been accused of such offences and who are seeking to become president.

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Update from July 1, 4:47 p.m.: The US Supreme Court has issued a ruling on the immunity of US presidents from criminal prosecution. The President enjoys partial, but not complete immunity. It is a partial victory for Donald Trump.

On the question of whether former presidents are protected from prosecution, the court in Washington ruled that immunity applies at least for official acts. This is likely to further delay the start of a possible trial against Trump for attempted election fraud. It is considered unlikely that the trial will start before the US election in November.

"The president does not enjoy immunity for his unofficial actions, and not everything the president does is official. The President is not above the law," the decision states. This leaves open which parts of the indictment against Trump still stand in Washington. The Supreme Court did not clarify this question. It is now up to the competent lower court to find out which actions Trump's immunity applies to. This is likely to be a lengthy process.

The ruling was made by six votes to three. The majority of judges, who are considered to be arch-conservative, agreed with the decision in principle. The three judges considered to be liberal dissented.

Supreme Court decides on immunity issue: Trump hopes for absolution

Initial report: Washington, D.C. - What is Donald Trump allowed to do? This question could be answered by the highest court on July 1. This is because the Supreme Court in the USA is ending its current session. The four outstanding rulings are due to be announced on Monday. This includes a decision on Trump, who wants to run again against incumbent Joe Biden in the 2024 US election in November. The 78-year-old had requested that he be granted "absolute presidential immunity" against criminal prosecution.

Trump is claiming immunity in criminal proceedings at federal level, among other things. The trial in the capital, Washington, is about his attempts to hold on to power after his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. The special prosecutor in charge of the case, Jack Smith, who brought charges against Trump in August 2023, rejects the former head of state's claim. The proceedings have been suspended until the Supreme Court has ruled on the issue of immunity.

Does Donald Trump have "absolute" immunity? Supreme Court issues ruling

According to lower court rulings, a former president does not enjoy "absolute" immunity from prosecution. US District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who presided over Trump's election fraud case, ruled that an incumbent president "cannot be given a lifelong carte blanche". A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals also later unanimously rejected Trump's claims and, according to ABC News, warned that "absolute presidential immunity" would ultimately "collapse our system of separation of powers".

At oral arguments before the Supreme Court in April, the court's conservative majority had indicated support for the notion that former presidents should enjoy some protection from prosecution in certain cases. However, the majority of the court was skeptical of Trump's demand for "absolute presidential immunity". After all, Trump's legal team had even argued that a president who orders the assassination of his political rival could also be protected from prosecution.

Supreme Court decision on Trump's "absolute" immunity: consequences for the US election

The decision on Trump's "absolute" immunity follows a potentially far-reaching ruling in favor of those who stormed the Capitol in Washington in 2021: After the attack on the parliament building, prosecutors had gone too far in some cases, the Supreme Court had ruled on Friday (June 28). The Court specifically overturned an indictment against former police officer Joseph Fischer, who had stormed the seat of Congress in Washington together with hundreds of other people.

There is no better way to put it in a nutshell.

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Putin and others let people vote, but all other opposition parties are excluded – it's a Republican wet dream!

We would like to point out that the American electoral system may not fulfil the criteria of a democratic election in every respect.

The incredible Marina Abramović has a special request for the Glastonbury Festival crowd: to be quiet for a minute!

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If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.

Mother Teresa

Peace is something we must work for! It doesn't just happen, it has to be nurtured, protected and sometimes fought for.

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A world that is ready to embrace engagement.

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No longer ask yourself where am I against, but ask yourself where do I stand for.

It is fascinating that our brain, in the context of its filling, has been categorising everything into patterns since the earliest stages of operation in order to quickly recognise it when it perceives it through its visual interface.

Every person who has grown up with glasses can immediately classify them out of the corner of their eye, regardless of their shape and colour.

Objects are stored in patterns, or rather templates, in our brains in order to categorise and sort the world for us so that we can find our way around in seconds.

Anyone who has ever lived in a city and returns to it a few years later can only recognise out of the corner of their eye that objects are missing if they had previously recognised them.

Classifying dangers and recognising patterns are tools of a brain that actually exists in complete darkness and whose interface, visual, acoustic and haptic as if sensitive, enables us to perceive an outside world that can be different for each of us.

Reality is therefore only a fiction of our brains through our limited perception.

There are people who combine acoustic perception with colours and the reality is different.

Cultural and social differences then contribute to a further change in the reality we perceive.

Just think about whether my view of reality is not necessarily someone else's view of reality.

We must briefly note that facts and scientific findings are also a system for categorising and evaluating certain things.

This is not about twisting facts, but only about the perception of reality from the perspective of life.

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A mountain is a mountain because you can't lie it away.

Never stand in the way of an angry woman, better stand by her side.

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Only the stupid do not realise what a benefit equality is for a society.