The court’s delay may have stripped citizens of the criminal justice system’s most effective mechanism for determining disputed facts: a trial.
  • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
    701·
    2 年前

    The fact that they did not immediately respond with “No, the president doesn’t have immunity from criminal prosecution. They are not royalty.” tells us what the eventual outcome will be.

    • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
      54·
      2 年前

      Not necessarily. They could decide they must come to that conclusion, but only after delaying long enough so the answer doesn’t matter.

      • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
        51·
        2 年前

        If they do make that decision then he could still be prosecuted while in office if reelected, which is how the system should work.