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Your reading comprehension let you down..."As President" differs from "As a Private Citizen",

Author: TyroneIrish (22948 Posts - Joined: Oct 8, 2020)
Posted at 10:02 am on Dec 23, 2025
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...so, O'Donnell was absolutely correct. Here's an excerpt from the ACLU's summary of this issue...
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The court granted absolute immunity to President Trump’s use of the Justice Department for fraudulent purposes. With respect to other allegations in the indictment, it sent the case back to the lower courts to determine whether actions for which former President Trump has been charged were official acts or personal acts, and whether the government can rebut the presumption that former President Trump is immune for those official acts. The court did reject former President Trump’s claim to absolute immunity for all acts unless convicted after an impeachment trial, characterizing its ruling as endorsing a “far broader immunity than the limited one” the court “recognized” today.

The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of the District of Columbia filed a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that the U.S. Constitution and decades of Supreme Court precedent support the principle that nobody is above the law — even the president. While the court found that a president’s actions as a private individual are not immune to criminal prosecution, it held that presidents do have substantial immunity for their official actions – even when undertaken for personal ends and criminal purposes.

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And, if you pay attention to news sources that publicly provide their Code of Journalistic Ethics, like MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), rather than those that don't...e.g. FOX who had to pay $787M for Knowingly publishing False Statements,..you won't have to be corrected so often.


Link: https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/supreme-court-grants-trump-broad-immunity-for-official-acts-placing-presidents-above-the-law

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Replies to: "Your reading comprehension let you down..."As President" differs from "As a Private Citizen","

  • More on Trump's DOJ failing to release ALL of the Epstein Files... - TyroneIrish - 1:31am 12/23/25 (21) [View All]
    • Another big drop today - and Trump’s name is on his flight records - Chris94 - 9:04am 12/23/25
      • The truth is out there! [NT] - Iggle - 12:11pm 12/23/25
        • Is Hillary one of those babes in a bathing suit with Slick Willy at poolside? - ELP - 12:40pm 12/23/25
      • WSJ reported only FL-NY flights in 90s & no minors. Got a link? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:29am 12/23/25
        • Listen to Ms. Lacerda..."Victim #1" in a suit against Epstein...the assaults on her were in NYC... - TyroneIrish - 10:24am 12/23/25
          • So, Chris was wrong. Interesting. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:49am 12/23/25
            • What are the odds in your mind that DJT, of 'Access Hollywood' and 'Barging In On Miss Teen - TyroneIrish - 1:41pm 12/23/25
    • Lawrence O'Donnell is not a credible source. Just as you, Jim and others won't trust Fox, - MarkHarman - 8:12am 12/23/25
      • He’s the worst [NT] - Frankx - 11:01am 12/23/25
      • Just to make sure we've closed on this issue, let me know when you've read my response, and note - TyroneIrish - 10:40am 12/23/25
      • Your reading comprehension let you down..."As President" differs from "As a Private Citizen", [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 10:02am 12/23/25
        • ACLU interpretation...and substantial immunity is not complete immunity as O'Donnell said [NT] - MarkHarman - 2:22pm 12/23/25
      • If you look up the meaning of "smarmy" Lawrence O'Donnell's picture is the illustration. [NT] - Curly1918 - 8:27am 12/23/25
        • Lawrence O'Donnell brings personal, real world experience as a staff member to Senator Moynihan for - TyroneIrish - 10:15am 12/23/25
          • If he's such a journalist of integrity, why did he lie about the Supreme Court ruling? [NT] - MarkHarman - 2:19pm 12/23/25
          • He talks DOWN to everyone... as if he is the owner of the truth. - Curly1918 - 10:20am 12/23/25
            • Just because you may feel inferior, doesn't justify that comment...he is appreciated by his many - TyroneIrish - 10:35am 12/23/25
              • He is appreciated by those who also suffer no self-doubt. - Curly1918 - 2:04pm 12/23/25
        • More support for DJT. [NT] - jimbasil - 8:31am 12/23/25
      • Um, SCOTUS did give the presidency (in particular, trump) immunity for all actions while in office. - jimbasil - 8:22am 12/23/25
    • As per trump, the lawlessness of his DOJ continues with Bondi. As with Barr - jimbasil - 8:11am 12/23/25

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