Trump is freaking out on Christmas Eve and demanding felony immunity for his alleged crimes in opposition to america and tried coup.
Trump posted on Fact Social, “I wasn’t campaigning, the Election was over. I used to be doing my responsibility as President to reveal and additional examine a Rigged and Stolen Election. It was my obligation to take action, and the proof discovered is voluminous and irrefutable. Due to this fact, amongst different causes, after all I’m entitled to IMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, I DID NOTHING WRONG. Cease the Witch Hunt NOW!”
Constitutionally talking, the presidency has no investigative powers. Congress has oversight authority. The president has no function in administering or overseeing elections. Trump had no energy or the authority to ‘examine’ something.
Elections aren’t part of official presidential duties.
The courts have constantly dominated that Trump was performing as a candidate contesting an election. The proof for these rulings is that the hassle to overturn the election was working via the Trump marketing campaign. Trump himself constantly said that the election was not over and he was combating the outcomes.
In his Fact Social freak out, Trump is admitting that the election was over and that he was making an attempt to remain in energy illegally.
Trump’s social media put up is a present to Particular Counsel Jack Smith as a result of whereas attempting to justify immunity, the now-former president is admitting that he knew that the election was over however continued to attempt to keep in energy by utilizing the facility of the presidency to strain election officers in states like Michigan, Nevada, and Georgia.
With out even realizing it, Trump gave a giant present to prosecutors and strengthened their felony circumstances in opposition to him.
Merry Christmas to all, and to Trump, a speedy trial.
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