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minus-squarePlacebonickname@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year 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-up6arrow-down2·1 year agoSCOTUS ruled that a president cannot be criminally charged for any “official acts” taken while in office.
minus-squareDokPsy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year ago“when the president does it, it isn’t illegal”
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year ago“They just let you do it”
minus-squareBaron Von J@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoDid that ruling not also leave it up to the courts to determine what constitutes an official act?
minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoSo that it can go up to SCOTUS again, yes.
minus-squarenondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoContempt is a civil charge no? So can’t they still throw him in a cell?
minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThere are both civil and criminal contempt. Doesn’t matter though, since then we get back to “official acts,” which would end up at SCOTUS, who would just wave it off no matter what it was about.
minus-squaresteal_your_face@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoDid you misspell it the third time on purpose?
minus-squaresteal_your_face@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year 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”
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.
Contempt is a civil charge no? So can’t they still throw him in a cell?
There are both civil and criminal contempt. Doesn’t matter though, since then we get back to “official acts,” which would end up at SCOTUS, who would just wave it off no matter what it was about.
Did you misspell it the third time on purpose?
Yes. Why not.
Just asking because you only specified the first two. Thanks for clarifying.