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- The Supreme Court has heard arguments about whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for actions he took while president.
The justices have been asked to consider whether any president should have full or partial immunity.
The outcome will determine, among other things, whether Trump should face trial on charges that he plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
The Supreme Court justices are said to be divided as the case currently stands.
The former president is also currently on criminal trial in New York relating to hush money payments.
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I am stunned that SCOTUS is actually weighing in on the question of "presidential immunity". What the hell happened to America?
You are so right.. This is ridiculous.. NOTHING BUT A DELAY TACTIC.. remember some OF THE Supreme Court Justice's are owned by the OLIGARCHS.. ESPECIALLY CLARENCE THE 🤡. His wife is guilty too ..
How am I not "stuuned" with your stupidity and lack of understanding?
Polarising media nonsense in a bid to maintain power with the political elites
America sold out to the corporate state decades ago. And decades of political gridlock, and ineffectual liberal elite, and a growing corporate control of America’s laws and government has guarantee that a demagogue like Trump was inevitable.
As an American, it’s shocking to see that my fellow citizens are just completely oblivious to what is happening. America was always meant to fail because it was a nation built on genocide, protection of the rich, exploitation of the poor, and subjugation and pillaging of the land and the people.
It was founded by salve owners. Kind of a shitshow from day one.
You can always trust the bbc for a good old unbiased report 😂😂😂😂😂
Yeah they really love Biden 😂
FJB
FBBC
They are part of the establishment,
They are owned by blackrock and sorros 😊
At least there are no adverts :)
A new way to delay delay delay
You should be asking why it's happening now, Might be something to do with the political race.
It's just another court case to drag him through the courts and nothing happens.
These Brainwashed idiots would never think of such questions.
No mention of biden impeachment enquiry bbc news ? 😂
And that’s why I don’t pay my tv license
Because its dead
They had no evidence to bring forward so its dead, what planet do right wingers live on?
Absolute power corrupts absolutely….
He just dont wanta face no accountabilit our country relies on this now not later
I don’t trust Kavanagh or the court. The Supreme Court should be laughing this immunity thing right out of court. I hope they rule correctly ❤️🇺🇸
Yea I cannot fathom a worse crime than paying a street worker off...definitely worse than fibbing about Iraq having 'double-you-em-dees'...you'll agree.
you can go through history to see how ridiculous and unconstitutional this case is. In Mississippi v. Johnson,1 in 1867, the Court placed the President beyond the reach of judicial direction, either affirmative or restraining, in the exercise of his powers, whether constitutional or statutory, political or otherwise, save perhaps for what must be a small class of powers that are purely ministerial.2 An application for an injunction to forbid President Johnson to enforce the Reconstruction Acts, on the ground of their unconstitutionality, was answered by Attorney General Stanberg, who argued, inter alia, the absolute immunity of the President from judicial process.3 The Court refused to permit the filing, using language construable as meaning that the President was not reachable by judicial process but which more fully paraded the horrible consequences were the Court to act. First noting the limited meaning of the term “ministerial,” the Court observed that “[v]ery different is the duty of the President in the exercise of the power to see that the laws are faithfully executed, and among these laws the acts named in the bill. . . . The duty thus imposed on the President is in no just sense ministerial. It is purely executive and political.”
Give me a valid reason why you don't trust Kavanaugh. He is a brilliant, and talented judge. It would help to open your mind, to search past cases to understand how America was designed which is way beyond your consciousness.
@@Marie-hf4qf😂😂😂😂.
@@KiloMintoni-kg4kn can you explain to me how you Democrats think that by acting like a child or posting silly laughing face makes you look intelligent?
If he gets full immunity, then he should be careful of Biden…who would have full immunity to do whatever he wants.
That's not what any of this means.
So ignorant.
The case is about PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY to perform official duties.
It's not about complete immunity to do whatever you want.
And it actually will be a "best interests of the nation" decision
The DIRTY Republicans on America's S.C. never should have taken this up because this is those DIRTY Republicans on the S.C. AIDING & ABETTING THEIR CRIMINAL TRAITOR.
@@Aaron-fl2iv
So it was his presidential duty to hide the fact that he paid off a porn star?
You’re not too bright, kiddo.
@@Aaron-fl2iv trumps lawyer literally said yesterday that trump killing his opponents count as an "official act" after Sotomayor asked him about it. You can hear the tape. Stop making excuses for your messiah.
Mr.Methane for prison 2024!
Donate to Trump commercial came up right after this video ended lol
Came up before on me. Desperate times 😂
CZcams knows where you live, what you watch, etc.
Don't get those stupid, pathetic ads in the EU, he is not relevant, how come some of America can't see that?
No body is above the law everyone is answerable to the law
Regardless otherwise what is the point on the law
Bush obama and hillary? These war mongers are abive your law I guess.
gosh get back all former presidents to the court then. Especially Bush
That’s what is so dangerous about the waters that the Supreme Court is dipping into. If they give Trump a pass then that opens the doors for even greater demagogues. The only thing that keeps us safe from Trump as a demagogue is that he’s an abysmal intellect. He’s basically a complete moron. But if he was clever, if he was even remotely intelligent, that working in tandem with his utter disregard for the law and his political demagoguery would make him incredibly dangerous. America is running a real risk of being on track to becoming a fascist state
He is not above the law
He has won this. Listening to the judges it was done and dusted almost straight away.
But he is !
Only Hunter, Joe Biden,Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democrats and illegal immigrant
Trumps position will be him touching his toes so everyone can hear clearly from we're his deepest endless tunnel of despair comes from 😬
He's getting judged above the law compared to anybody else. it's to stop him running. Nothing else.
No one is above the law
Tell that to the Clinton's, Obama's Biden's, fbi Cia except them right ,🤏🧠
You really believe that?
People with money and power are.
Wake up. There is a "Yuge" list of people with a D added to their names who have gotten away with lots of criminal activities, including the Clintons, Comey, Pelosi, Schumer etc etc etc etc oh and let's not forget Biden, Myorkas etc etc etc etc
Only Hunter, Joe biden, and Hillary Rodham Clinton
Money power is above the laws. Particularly in US.
HRC: Hello dear, have you seen Monica? Yes darling, she's just tying my shoelaces..
Congratulations for making the most vapid and irrelevant comment online today.
I also remember Donald Trump having to pay women have sex with him.
Then he had to pay them to keep quiet because he didn’t want to look like a cheating spouse.
I listened to the Supreme Court hearing. I must be a really sad case.
You care for your country. That's commendable.
@@Maverick_42 Thanks Maverick. I am British, but I do care for the good of the US!
Only Hunter, Joe Biden, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democrats, and illegal immigrants
Personally, I'd like to enroll SCOTUS on a refresher course on human history; starting in Rome.
Prosecution for something he did not do.
CIRCuS 🎪
The picture you use shows much how you hate Trump 😮😢😮😢
Most of Scotland *DO!*
BBC, sorry to tell you. There are other news sources that provide less opinion and better context.
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BBC is lamestream media propaganda unfortunately the uk public are forced to pay for it 🤷🏽♂️
Hey BBC, it must be so weird for you guys, having that George Orwell statue at the entrance :)
Tim? I know you think that’s clever but here’s the thing… George Orwell actually worked for the BBC for years. So whatever little joke you were attempting to make… You’re gonna have to go back to the drawing board on that one
@@theQuestion626 - Curious... what difference does having worked there make?
Just a note here. The trial is broadcast in America via the live feeds. It's not televised nor advertised, but you can listen to it in it's entirety. Cameras aren't allowed in any American court house, but the press does interview people coming and going. You can watch the former president make remarks outside the court room on either the Whitehouse official youtube, or one of the new outlets (for example, NBC). You can also listen to the entire 3 hour long hearing on those same channels.
Cameras aren't allowed in any American court house? What, including the court house where Fani Willis was just grilled on her Trump case in Atlanta?
Fani is Ben t.
Wrong !Cameras are allowed in manyy courhouses, depends on the state. never heard of the OJ Simpson case? and many murder trials. All shown on criminal documentaries. Ted Bundy for instance. Do get your brain order.
Cameras are allowed in US courtrooms, generally. Some are not.
@@duncansmith7562 I think it varies depending on the state
"How can we serve you, master?"
"So look, all I wanna do is this...just find me ONE good reason to delay until the election."
Obama and Biden staff won't let JB debate Trump.
oh so you have personal knowledge of this? Yeah. I didn't think so
Of course they won't. Joe can't stay awake long enough.
Because he can't stand that long, because he will have to speak clearly, because he can't, his mind can't handle questions, now he could just tell us stories as that all he can do.
Donald's the one who keeps chickening out.
@@lamestreammedia3154 um who fell asleep in court again today?
there can be no immunity from bbc
I support you
No man is above the law. Individual responsibility is important.
Well according to Robert Hur there is one that most certainly is above the law , enter the room slippy Joe!
Are the Chinese laughing their heads off? Goodness me
tell the politicians to use their own money land materialism to campaign to be a president or politician around the world
BBC lead with a crass clickbait picture and the flys come like shit to comment how "guilty" he is. Unbelievable.
Rules should be equal to everyone.
Why didnt he just pay her in 4 or 5 cash payments and not involve anybody eg Cohen.
Biggest witch hunt in history, they should really be investigating the emails! D;
Election interference at its most nefarious. He President is there to stand up for the people outside of beaurocracy. Calling in Vote rigging is definitely part of his role as president.
Why not elect a fully fledged gangster?
The judge at the New York trial forbid trump to go to the scotus enquiry. Hmmm. Interesting
that is perfect
She said the quiet part out loud.
"Trump wins if a decision is made on presidential immunity after the presidential election!"
None of this is about defining presidential immunity, for the future.
It's all about stopping Trump.
It has never needed defining before.
@@RunOfTheHindthe judiciary was never weaponised to attack political opponents before.
@@RunOfTheHind There has never been such persecution of a former president before.
@@duncansmith7562 *prosecution
@@duncansmith7562 It’s sad how there is just no getting through to Trump supporters. But I find the people that are voting for Trump are not well-versed in American politics, nor are they well-versed in American history, they seem to suffer from a persecution complex and they also have a desire for vengeance. I would love to see how Trump is just such a victim of persecution but every time I ask a Trump supporter to prove that he’s innocent and I mean virtually every single time they give me the same mental gymnastics that you were demonstrating here. But the interesting thing is that you’re worth more to be pitied because you are basically a consequence of America’s failing education system, America’s failing economic system, America’s addiction to illusion, and America being a closed system that benefits the rich and exploits the poor.
Donald Trump isn’t being “persecuted” he’s being held to account for his incompetence, has disregard for the law, and also because the corporate state needs to keep up the pretense that Americans have freedom of choice. I would like to point out to that Donald Trump for all four years did the bidding of Wall Street. He did not support the very people that helped vote him in. Jobs were still lost, wages were still stagnated, poverty still increased and this was all before the pandemic blew the little carnival sideshow of his presidency to pieces.
But please regale me more of the fantasy that Trump is “the most persecuted former president in American history”.
In a demicratic, open and free society, *no one* should be immune from the law.
Why do almost all headlines say President Trump....I thought he lost the vote?
Once you're president can keep the title just not the power. People can call you former president if they want to be specific or just drive home you're not current president anymore.
Basically, it's done out of respect for the position that you held. The same can happen for monarchs, military and even academia.
They know who really won the election , it wasn't bungle
Someone help me understand.... Is it a moral or criminal case
His first criminal case
Grab your surfboard the salts about to flow!
The Supreme Court should be reminded of what is above the doors to their building, there are enough safe guards in the constitution to stop the law being abused. You do not need total immunity for presidential office. It’s a licence to commit crimes. If you are going to write down the do,s an can not do,s, your going to be their for eternity. What an earth is happening in America.
Love Donald trump it will be the 47th president in November.....💯🇬🇧🇯🇲👍
Revolution.
The law is clear.. YES TRUMP SHOULD BE GIVEN IMMUNITY.. If he acted to stop others influencing vote counting in their favor, that would be acting for democracy and the constitution.. TRUMP WAS ACTING TO INFLUENCE THE COUNT IN HIS FAVOR, this is quite the opposite, he was not acting as a president on behalf of the constitution and democracy, quite the opposite.. Immunity be damned.
United States of America are great country,smart smart people's,no voted jo biden by the people's of United States of America.
I would like Trump to explain one thing. If he did do anything wrong, why does he need immunity?
The discussion is about Presidential immunity, not Trump immunity.
How many time they take Donald Trump to the court??
Our king is better than your king. Our king has full immunity
The US Supreme Court has no shame.
Then i suppose you mean neither does the American constitution you ignoramous!
Because they don't feel the way you do? The Supreme court judges don't consume knowledge from the MSM filter and claim to then know it all...like you do.
Love the banner! He looks like he's getting ready to fart, there.....
The ssme way satan fart in your brain.
Immunity to prison Supreme Court offers that final decisions
If the court lets Trump off, goodbye USA.
Why didn't it go "goodbye" in 2016 then? Don't respond you'll just embarrass yourself.
Dona Trang
It's not fair to let all the other president have full immunity than trump
I can't help but smile at the thumbnail.
Funniest part is that the BBC dishonestly claims to be impartial. Are they lying?
Every politician including presidents should all be in jail then I guess.
It's such a stupid case... The guy tried to end the democratic process, giving him immunity to do such a thing is insane. If the court grants him it, I think it may just be one of most idiotic and self defeating things ever bestowed upon a former president, especially if he regains power.
Trust everything you're told by the corporate media and demand others feel like you no matter how propagandised and uninformed you are.
In Mississippi v. Johnson,1 in 1867, the Court placed the President beyond the reach of judicial direction, either affirmative or restraining, in the exercise of his powers, whether constitutional or statutory, political or otherwise, save perhaps for what must be a small class of powers that are purely ministerial.2 An application for an injunction to forbid President Johnson to enforce the Reconstruction Acts, on the ground of their unconstitutionality, was answered by Attorney General Stanberg, who argued, inter alia, the absolute immunity of the President from judicial process.3 The Court refused to permit the filing, using language construable as meaning that the President was not reachable by judicial process but which more fully paraded the horrible consequences were the Court to act. First noting the limited meaning of the term “ministerial,” the Court observed that “[v]ery different is the duty of the President in the exercise of the power to see that the laws are faithfully executed, and among these laws the acts named in the bill. . . . The duty thus imposed on the President is in no just sense ministerial. It is purely executive and political.”
Mississippi is a state not fedral
@@davedoogan6650 OH wow ❗ Bingo! Mississippi, The state was suing the president of the US to prevent the President of the US from implementing the Reconstruction Act, as Mississippi thought it was unconstitutional. Why don't you try reading occasionally instead of humiliating yourself? Good grief, man, I posted most of the decision.
It's Still only at state level you fool.
None there solved your problem 🤦🏽
NCSWIC NOTHING
The swamp is finished 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Please inform your embassy as soon as possible or any other institute for my legal help in my kidnapping case here in Pakistani punjab
Does Trump still have to be found guilty before there is immunity? Does he still have to go to court if he commits a crime?..He only has immunity if there is a crime and the only place they can rule if there was a crime is in court....If he's found not guilty then there is no need for immunity, there was no crime.....If he is found guilty that means there was a crime then he gets immunity....
Now what about the victims...If there is a crime that means there are victims...If the President is found guilty can he be sued?
Then there is the question of what happens when the President is part of a group committing a crime?...Does the entire group have immunity or just the President?
What if the President is part of a group but not the ring leader?.....What happens to the ring leader?..Is the ring leader protected by the President? ...Was Trump the ring leader on January 6 or was he part of a group?
If Trump should have fully immunity then so should Biden and every other US president before both of them. Can’t pick and choose which President is entitled to immunity
Bush lied us into a war and Obama bombed 7 countries...they should be tried in the ICC but OH WAIT the U.S refuses the ICC authority when it comes to them. Why? War crimes?
Bush fibbed us into a war and Obama dropped b-words on 7 countries...they should be tried in the ICC but OH WAIT the U.S refuses the ICC authority when it comes to them. Why? War crimes?
What part of stupid can you not understand stupid?
Well as usual the Brits have everything screwed up and really don't have a clue as to what's happening😊
Yeah Obama was never prosecuted when he took out a village of kids. BUt Trump. Anyway listening to the scotus enquiry it's going well for Trump.
He is not above the law.
Love he picture on he click bait; it just about sums up the BBC, and makes some of us ashamed to admit that we are British; you obviously think it inappropriate to show such images of the puppet that can’t even read a Teleprompter or stay on his feet on a flight of stairs.
Ah you the 80 years old who regularly rides bikes and HAS NOT an ounce of fat on him 😂😂
Get rid of Trump and half of Americas problems go away with him.
Get rid of Trump and Putin and half of the worlds problems go away.
Food for thought
You have been criminally misled if you believe that
You are the perfect idiot-fodder for the BBC.
I’ll take , what is a ccp bot script for 500 Alex?
Ah yes, the poorly educated have come to believe a game show host who paints himself Orange is is the same as them.
No.
@@markmierzejewski9534 tell us how Pooh is xi twin ccp bot. Or post another script and prove my point.
Corrupt U$A
This is stupid how can a president is above the law. Why????
FORMER president
Former President, current Leader.
About to be incarcerated. You see, that means he will only be able to commit his crimes INSIDE prison. Please, FOLLOW him.
Lol and still leading in polls how bad is the current president lol😂😂😂
you try cleaning up the mess DT left...not easy, but Joe is definately too old.
Several recent polls show Biden ahead.
@@AlanAttack Your delusion is nor shared by people with jobs who are paying more for food and fuel. Watching the value of their money eroded by inflation. People who see an administration that refuses to enforce the law at the Southern border. While the quote sanctuary cities end quote crime rate continues to rise. Nothing wrong with you that could not be cured by moving your head to somewhere you could get some fresh air and sunshine.
Or... how stupid are Trump supporters?
@@AlanAttackwhat has he cleaned up… genuinely interested to know?
Overturned nothing bulshit u all no it
Any assumptions about future litigation are full of holes
Sure hand down immunity so Biden can send trump a gift via Seal Team 6
This is ridiculous!
Why the Trump-friendly appointed SCOTUS judges did not recuse themselves?!
If he actually goes to jail, they won't have their evil bogeyman to fearmonger over.
Biden keeps telling us how white S-word is the biggest threat to America there's your bogey man.
Trump is the only hope to America.
supreme court had so much time on immunity case that they should have decided and had 12 most of the time with if ands buts because for yes , and 12 maybes with if ands n buts because of , and 12 no s with unless if ands n buts beacuse of , and been able to say no already on all donalds court cases he now has in the courts, and say if unforseen things happen in the future the state supreme courts n overall supreme court court can add-adjust to this decision at that time
Every single thing you know about this case comes from the filter of the corporate media. In what world are you more informed than those judges? Explain.
@@adrianlouw2499 they are lame and dragging their feet on making a decent decision on various issues and many news outlets not just the big ones talk shows ex judges and pod casts etc say similar
@@AdmiringDirtBike-oq9bb Every single one of those "not just the big one" have a look at which corporate group they belong to.
Again, you only know what for profit media tells you but that's not the case for the judges nor should it ever be.
@@adrianlouw2499 not completely true and u have an opinion like a extremist of hating the corporations so get many together n play robin hood and milk the rich and use what they have to help all under 25 hr as a better world for most
@@AdmiringDirtBike-oq9bb A brainwashed person would call me an "extremist" and that is exactly what you've done. You make no sense. And to defend the corporations milking this society is reprehensible.
I assume you are still young.
There is a conflict in interest. How are we? The people to believe that the appointees can and will be just. Should the Supreme Court Justice that is appointed by the defendant be excused. The purpose would there can not be fair case. CONFLICT OF INTREST.
“Plotted”? Have you made that conclusion without any evidence? There was no illegal scheme. Be careful with your words. You are passing judgment and making conclusions without evidence. That is not good reporting.
Cut the crap! It was an illegal scheme, and there is plenty of evidence. See you in court!
By declaring there was no illegal scheme, you are guilty of doing the same thing.
How can we pass judgement if there is no evidence or crime committed? A scheme is not illegal crime
Trump has my support for being the worst elected official in my lifetime.
Bots can’t support a thing.
@@Cryaboutmyhandle Hardly a bot, you however.....
@@Cryaboutmyhandle True. Humans can. Don't support a criminal.
@@rockingredpoppy9119 < when it logs into the wrong shill account. Thanks for proving my point.
@@Maverick_42 < when it logs into the right shill account trying to save face. Hahahaha
its always "trump did this trump said that" and yet can never be proven lol
What planet are you on.
@@amandawilson6917 The one where you require evidence. and not what the media says and what people with TDS screeching say....
Why they don't check his background when he was running for election the very first time in 2016 and why those people are not claimed to him when he was running for president first time or he sit down in the first time in the president this is all drama to him to be not elected in president again or
Because they never thought he would win.
I think they're all looking for money that's all
Hes a thug, lock him up!
But did he vote for se greg ated bu s es. No. That was Uncle Joe.
At least he didn't start wars...
God bless Donald Trump
Yes, a fake God blessing a fake president. Perfect.
Trumps position will be him touching his toes so everyone can see and hear clearly from we're his deepest endless tunnel of despair comes from 😬
What about Hillary Clinton.. Hard disk.. Emails.. Hunter Baiden. Laptop Backdoor . Ukraine connections.. 😄
Don't make me smear your character with made-up lies and false accusations! Apologise this instance for criticising the elite! In the words of Greta 'HOW DARE YOU?!'
Mostro
He always was immune. Its all pantomime a distraction
Privately I am very concerned if trump wins this case then Democracy will be dismantled. The common thread that allows Democracy to work is that the law applies to everyone, no one is above the law.
Trump needs to be PRESIDENT 2024
We need Trump
Sorry to tell you, bit all that money you sent him!, you 'aint getting it back
Trump 2024
The BBC are at it again
What about IDF soldier admitted they targeted children and civilians go do some research nevermind the punch and Judy show .
What he did was so serious, that immunity is impossible.
Don't buy a license told him to do one
So our Supreme Court is an absolute joke
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