Clarence Thomas Asks Jack Smith’s Lawyer If There’s No Presidential Immunity- Even For Official Acts
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- During Thursday’s oral arguments in Trump v. United States, Justice Clarence Thomas questioned Michael Dreeben, Counselor to Special Counsel about presidential immunity.
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Let me sum up his argument: "it's only a crime when we say it is"
This case isn’t about a crime. Trump’s lawyers went to the Supreme Court asking them to rule that the President can’t be charged with any crimes while in office.
So rape isn’t crime if the President does it.
This ruling would allow Trump to be free from prosecution for anything he did while in the White House. Although it also allows Biden to commit crimes without repercussions.
Or, to refine the argument, "It's only a crime when we say it is, and a Republican does it."
@@silverhammer7779 and bush and Trump never had to drone anyone?? Before you answer remember that the number of drone strikes during Trump's administration is greater than during Obama's also Trump ordered that they stop reporting the number of civilian deaths from said strikes unless they were in the "warzone"
Do you realise that what Trump asked was for immunity for whatever act he did during presidency independent of the fact that they were criminal or not, and independent of the fact that these acts were related to his function as a president or not? If the SCOTUS would agree with Trump they would essentially declare the president above the law. The position of the prosecution is the only position which makes sense: there is some immunity with regard to the acts done as part of exercising his duty as the president but not for anything else. It is clear that SCOTUS will not agree with Trump but this is in fact besides the point: the fact that SCOTUS took the case and will probably send it back to the lower courts is exactly what Trumps wants as it insures that these cases could not be judged before November. If he wins the presidency he will then stop any federal case against him to go forward.
where is the bribe money Clarence received?.. he should be locked up!
Who is paying attorney fees? The American people?
This is what you get with big Government, Reagan warned about this, the bigger the Government gets, the more of this you'll see, these people have to do something to earn their huge salaries.
yes tax payers and for trumps lawyers his American, i guess they are, donors.
Who else 🤑
No one is above the law, except Hunter and the big guy. They don’t have to pay taxes either get it?
Yup
We continue to to spend tax $$$$ for incompetent lawyers & judges …! God help us…!
Whoa there pilgrim. Aren't these people on salary? They get paid if the are competent or not. You make it sound like there is some additional expenses. Now the defendant, is another matter.....how much do you think it is costing Trump in legal fees.
@@dennislewis9113 you’re missing the point….that’s what exactly sinking America!
@@del5629 I guess I did. What is the point? Tax dollars to what lawyers and judges?
I do agree that leftist judges are destroying the Constitution and America.....but so are open borders and illegal immigration and deficit spending (both parties) and EID to name a few things.
The lawyer is just fine if it wasn't for the defendant being a ex president this case would be over. We allowed the right to appoint corrupt judges
@@dennislewis9113 -- Millions of $$$. And he is still at the mercy of those 12 jurors who all listen to the same TV news, including some who have been engaged in activist activities against Trump. The Judge, whose daughter, earns over $92.000,000 for printing stories against Trump should not be in charge of this trial. Notice how he always approves the Prosecutors activity. Seldom, if ever, lets Trump's Lawyer complaint stand.
Oh. My. He said there were no crimes committed by prior presidents.
He didn’t say that, he said there no crimes were defined. Thats a failure of the people attempting to prosecute, not the law or the constitution. And that is a right that all Americans should enjoy . You cannot just be prosecuted because someone thinks you should be, a crime needs to be clearly identified. Thomas should know that, he is simply trying to come up with a reason to bow to the great pumpkin.
@@dionne7610 He DID say that the reason was that "there were no crimes" (by previous presidents) at about 2 minutes in.
Just because you say “he didn’t say that” doesn’t negate what all of our ears heard him say.
He said it.
@@dionne7610 what a load of manure
Call it for what it is, corruption.
Yes! The idea a president is immune from criminal prosecution is absurd. He isnt a king.
The corruption was Trump and his illegal activities!
the democratic party is the most corrupt.
Absolutely correct. The legal protections for the president are the same as the rest of us, no more and no less. If the president, acting in good faith, exercised authority granted to them in the constitution and in statute and law, then they would have a solid defense of their actions in front of a jury of their peers. It is no different than seeing that an official act can be carried out for nefarious purposes. Just because a person has been granted an authority, does not mean they have absolute discretion in how to exercise that authority and the intent of their actions.
I agree a corrupt president should be held accountable for attempting to overthrow an election because he got big mad about it
This is how these criminals wasting taxpayers money with absolutely no accountability.
Exactly!
The group behind these wastes of money should be charged for the costs
It’s worse than that right? These criminals are actively trying to erase the possibilities of accountability. Hitler had “the law” on his side, why not Trump and the likes.
Clarence Thomas should be illegal at this point.
are you asking about our MAGA house of representatives.
Judge Thomas to ask if a President have Presidential immunity? Is like saying does a supreme court judge know the constitution?
I’m still shocked that this even went to the Supreme Court and they are entertaining this circus
It became necessary due to the lawlessness of the Biden administration and weaponization of the DOJ against President Trump.
Me too. A sad day in our history. God help us.
Lots of corruption, and NO BALLS.
They're Trumpers. The questioning is just pomp and circumstance for sound bytes. They already know they're going to rule Trump is a king. His drugged out son knows it, too, which is why he's been saying all along they have the free reign to do as they see fit.
ELYSE STEFANIK SLAP down coming
this hearing is an complete waste of money
EXACTLY
No wonder why this country is sinking.
No, it was sinking until 2020.
@@dt9913USA never had this issues since Trump came on the Sean. If S. Court allow Trump to get away with this USA will be in trouble.
I know. You hear that thoughtful question in that barritone from that giant amoung men, and then hear that weakling with his mealymouth response... You realize how dangerous those mealymouths are. They are vipers
Because trump's attorneys are claiming launching a coup to take the White House is an "official act". Ridiculous.
@@bottlethrower1544 Baritone? If Linda Blair's voice in the Exorcist could be called a baritone, I guess.
If I was American, this court case would infuriate me that they’re spending so much of my money on it
George Soros
Yes the Clown should have been in jail ages ago, in Europe he would have been! But that slipped your mind I guess!
I agree Biden should be in prison @@cirrus1964
This case has no merit. Jack smith is a weasel. A waste of tax payer money. All of the cases against The former president are falling apart, just like Russian collusion fiasco. The real criminal is in the White House still. He should be in a nursing home. What an embarrassment.
That is Biden's Justice system! What is DJT's crime? Made up crimes by dems, plenty but not a real crime except, he is running for President snd Americans loving him!
The lawyer’s voice is very telling
Fairy
🤣🤣🤣🤡
That's just what I was thinking🌈
@@burnonethird🧚♂️
😂
That lawyer talking sounds like the very last dude I'd want talking about The Constitution
"That lawyer" has argued over 100 cases before SCOTUS so clearly understands the Constitution.
Homophobic much???
@@windycityliz7711 I don't give a shit.
@@JeffR-zh6ir that would imply fear and disgust and fear are two entirely different things
It was a dude?? 😮🤭
When are we going to hold these frivolous lawsuit bringers accountable?
and just how do you propose to do that?
@@markphillips898 oh that’s easy! Any time someone brings a nonsense lawsuit they are penalized with the same penalty they tried to get the other person to face.
Trump has sued people 5000 times.
You are not serious, are you? Mo no no. You can't be serious!
@@ladbol521 yep. Pretty serious. The first time you’re falsely accused of something and can prove it was deliberately misinterpreted but work doesn’t care maybe you’ll see it differently.
This country is going to hell in a hand basket!!! God help us..
She made the hand basket!
@@illawarriorhill70and she made it in her skin colour - black
God doesn't have enough money to counter the top-to-bottom corruption of leftist Democrats.
God is on vacation.
Looks like WE have to DO the job: 💙VOTE BIDEN-HARRIS 2024💙, VOTE DEMOCRATS STRAIGHT•DOWN•BALLOT &
BIDEN MUST EXPAND SCOTUS TO MAKE IT EQUAL.
@@UNbowed62why?
These prosecutors need to find their way into GITMO.
We the people need to put an end to this nonsense and stop voting for these corrupt politicians.
donald trump and Mitch McConnel have been two of the most corrupt U.S. politicians in modern history. More so than even Nixon or Reagan.
AMEN!!
Who voted for this "prosecutor" . It's a political appointment
@@johnbland1422 -- Maybe you did? Americans go into the voting booth and see a whole bunch of names for different jobs. They have not reached any of them. Most only have name recognition from a lawn sign. That's how the candidate gets voted in. Americans must start and then teach their children to get involved with local and city government. These are the people who continue their career into State and Congress positions.
Biden👏👏
Would you expect anything less from HARVARD!
That sniveling voice as well
Harvard is a school of stupid and predictability.
its an embarrassment, the court as hearing this case. complete waste of time and money
Agreed. The first few minutes of listening to the OUTRAGEOUS lawyer talk should have been SHUT DOWN
Dismiss this bs case
Yes. They should never have heard it.
But since they did, they should just say what the law is regarding prosecution of a criminal president.
And they have still never bothered. Because they are all enablers.
@@makinawake9178enablers of what ?
@vonholland64 how is this not obvious to you what part is confusing?
Funny. A Harvard lawyer explaining the law to Clarence Thomas. Oh, the irony.
well given the fact that clarence thomas(and the other conservative judges) agreed to take on a case trying to declare that presidents have full immunity for anything and everything they do as president perhaps he(and they) do need someone else to explain it to them cuz evidently they seem to not know the law
@@luckysamuraiFunny. A Harvard lawyer PRETENDING to explain the law to Clarence Thomas. Oh, the irony.
Wow
So Biden can overturn an election too ?
You can literally HEAR the weasel in his voice!😂
He is a sniveling cartoon villain. Fitting of a democrat. They are the bad guys in reality. Only fitting they play the part of the typecast
Amen the weasel voice tells the tale ❤
@@parentsgratae1Name;Snively Whiplash 😅
@@ethanwright752conservaTURDS are the bad guys they didn't stop September 11th and they invaded Iraq and Afghanistan
Michael Dreeben, it's only a crime when we say it's a crime.
RWNJ crimes are fake.
I mean… presidents have never had blanket immunity. Reason why trump can’t arrest political rivals.
bowman pulled a fire alarm. Plenty of evidence shown but he’s not guilty. The squad blatantly out right supports terrorist even joining a group who are protesting. Nothing wrong there. Two older women who were innocently standing in the streets one against Congress one against planned parenthood oh they must go to prison no trial given they are guilty.
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bowman pulled a fire alarm. Plenty of evidence shown but he’s not guilty. The squad blatantly out right supports terrorist even joining a group who are protesting. Nothing wrong there. Democrats constantly violate the constitution. Nope that’s because they are above the law and are allowed to not get punished. Two older women who were innocently standing in the streets one against Congress one against planned parenthood oh they must go to prison no trial given they are guilty.
This is demonic!
Demoncrat???
Democrypts 😮
It is being lead by demonic forces for sure. And people are going to learn that quite quite soon. There is good and evil. There is heaven and hell. And there is God and Satan.
Demonic? Is it?
What's demonic? The notion of a desperate attempt to maintain some semblance of the rule of law?
Is there anywhere or anything in America that hasn't been destroyed by institutionalised corruption?
my smile
A crime against the nation is not protected under immunity! An unlawful act against the citizens of this country is not protected by immunity! It’s not hard to understand!
EXACTLY!!!!!
So Obama, Hitlery, Biden n Bush are criminals then??
There is no crime. None. It's the left trying put Trump in jail for the same things the Democrats have been doing for years. How many times did you hear the Democrats say Trump was a Russian asset, and the election was stolen? Hillary has been saying that since 2016. No charges against her. So it's just boils down to election interference by the left who hates Trump.
Just heard Cohen said he lied to congress thst will put trump over
Dump tried to erase 82 million American votes
This indeed is a lawfare!
A career criminal finally caught.
@@douglemay7989 You mean Traitor Joe?
@@douglemay7989 🐂💩
They're opening not a can of worms but a whole shipload.
Exactly. If able to go after a President….All Presidents will be included.
@@marilynclawson seems fine to me
@@marilynclawsonno President has needed immunity until Trump started committing crimes.
@@marilynclawson that's how it SHOULD have always been.
@@marilynclawsonyes. All presidents should be subject to the same laws that the citizens are
the lawyer is so hard to follow. I have listened to him two times, and he goes on and on, going off on tangents and trying to make a point that is not there.
It’s just over your head.
it's ludicrous that jack smith is even allowed in a court room
He is illegitimate !
thats not jack smith lmfao.
This is garbage and NOT how I want my tax dollars spent.
1 man is responsible for this and much more of this to come.
You don't get to decide how our tax dollars are spent so shut up.
We will in November genius. :)
@@douglasross594
@@douglasross594rude! Same goes for you buddy!!! Communist much????
@@douglasross594 perfect response 😂😂😂
No way I could listen to this lawyers voice for 2 minutes
Sounds like a sweety.
Not just me....😅
You can say that again
He's almost as bad as Trump's lawyer. Not quite, but almost.
Sounds like he’s drop the soap a couple times 🫣
The lawyer for the DOJ is what's wrong with America
What’s wrong with our country is Trump and anyone who doesn’t realize if he speaks it is just another lie
Dreeben's argument doesn't hold water. SCOTUS will remand to the district court. Here's why: Dreeben is essentially arguing that, if a president gets a statement from the Attorney General affirming that a particular action is lawful, then it magically becomes lawful. The justices caught this ridiculous argument, asking whether a president would simply choose an Attorney General who affirms *anything* as lawful. Dreeben answered by saying (essentially), "well, we take an oath -- trust us to do the right thing." Which is utterly laughable. Clarence Thomas and others pointed out several examples of potentially unlawful acts and unethical AGs. There is only one way that this ends. The district court side-stepped a finding of fact regarding whether Mr. Trump was engaged in an "illegal personal act" or an "official act." The government's position is that Trump's attempts to influence others to substitute electors and delay voting were personal and illegal. But the President is the administrator of the Justice Department, which has a hand in ensuring fair and equal elections. Doubt it? The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related subsequent legislation gave the Justice Department responsibility to ensure fair elections. Trump as the chief executive is likewise responsible. There's no way that SCOTUS allows us to slide into a banana republic regime where each Administration prosecutes its predecessor. No way.
elections were fair. results were valid.
trump didnt like them and so took steps to ignore the will of the people and install himself as president for another term. which is illegal ergo he has no immunity and the case should never have been taken up by the SC
But that would mean the right leaning justice would have to not be corrupt pos
Do you think the election was not fair? Is it only fair if Trump wins? He lost by 8 million votes. He tried to illegally hold onto power. He refused to uphold the peaceful transfer of power. This democracy can only work if both sides agree to the rules. Trump wants to be a dictator. The fact that he can run for office again, is a disgrace. The man is pure evil.
@@lpk6372 Said the corrupt pos.
This bs needs to STOP now
Trump should be in Guantanamo Bay.
@@douglasross594He already is...inside your head.
The more words you use to defend your position, the more you delete your argument .
This is why all of Trump's word salad is meaningless.
@@arcanewyrm6295 LOL....riiiight.
@@CraigFactsareFacts Glad you agree.😁🖕
"Spinning!" 😢
@@arcanewyrm6295 Project much?
TDS much?
You do know there is no cure for TDS right?
Ever heard of abuse of power, judge?
He's experienced it.
Supreme Justices should be ashamed.
For entertaining BStter Jack Smith.
Guess what just heard Cohen say he lied to congress that will out trump over hung jury an more good news
6 of them yes
Sickening!!!!!
These Justice Dept attorneys are trying to pick “Gnat Crap out of Pepper” to argue their case. How embarrassing our legal system has allowed this to go this far.
It makes no sense that a President could have broad immunity. They’d simply be able to steal any election they wanted.. or worse.
And yet H gets to forgo 1M in taxes.
@@HighDefinitionVideo HB paid his back taxes a while ago.
@@Cujobob No he didn't. Better check your information sources. *Check for statute running out that allowed him to escape paying them,* if you don't believe me.
To make Trump haters say......see I have told u
Mr Dweeben? Wearing it out. God bless America!
Major gymnastics at the Supreme Court. The lawyer should tell it like it is. TDS is in overdrive, who cares about law or precedent or what the "framers" intended. By their logic, almost every President would have, should have faced criminal prosecution from the opposition party for some action that didn't agree with the party on the other side of the aisle. Even politicians, not the President, might be lacking immunity at some point. Be careful what you wish for, because the pendulum always swings, & the very change that has been fought for so diligently, may reverse. Government & its employees at all levels, should be apolitical..
What kind of idiot wants their government officials to be immune from accountability?
Sad times in America.
It will be if not enough people wake the hell up. Life is to hard to think, "she'll be right mate" and, hope the Government will sort it out. If their's no coming back their will be a lot of PAIN.
Sad times bro, sad times 😢
This lawyers voice is fkn ANNOYING
He sounds like a cartoon character.
His views are far worse than his voice.
And he is a lot smarter than you will ever be.
OMG I so agree
@@johnrockenbach7241 He will never see your comment. You are licking a stranger's boot for no reason. At least by starting your statement with "and," you agreed that his voice is indeed annoying.
Yet these career federal prosecutors have immunity for official acts.
so does the president. No one argues otherwise, including Smith in this clip.
He argues that while the president has limited immunity, he doesn't have blanket immunity. What's so hard to understand about that?
Killing your political rival isn't an "official act", staging a coup attempt isn't an "official act", committing business fraud isn't an "official act".
So basically he said they won't prosecute a murder overseas, but will prosecute a simple payment......smh, what garbage
I think that when lawyers try to subvert the constitution like this, the Supreme Court Justices should be allowed to force the lawyer to read the entire constitution to them.
And should also be allowed to tell them to shut up and get to the point.
Read it and EXPLAIN IT.
Coups are not immune from prosecution.
@@manhandlerthere has to be one first
@@manhandler
Then everyone involved with the fake “Russia dossier” and the impeachment of trump (schiff especially) should be in prison. That’s more of a coup than anything we’ve seen.
I’m sure this lawyer had his lunch money taken daily
😁😄😅😂🤣
You know he hates real men
@@MattBaker-zd8nq 🤣
Don't be mean ...
It will hurt feelings😂😮😅😊
Him and Pete, going on maternity leave together
Why doesn’t SCOTUS end this ?!? 🧐
There should be not immunity for criminal acts.
Wrong high court going fir trump an just heard Cohen say he lied to congress that will put trump over
What if you have an activist or corrupt DOJ?
I think an activist SCOTUS should be your major concern. Clarence Thomas is right there, ask about him…
Bill Barr?
Then a jury of your peers will find you innocent. Remember, the prosecution has to prove your guilt BEYOND A RESONABLE DOUBT.
@@TylerDurden-yk4dhhow do you figure? What has the SCOTUS failed you?
Wow! Thomas used the word “coup” - that is MASSIVE.
i thought he said soup
He may have just been reciting the bird mating call he heard whilst vacationing on a super yacht in Indonesia….
@@markcounts1152you’re causing me to have flashbacks of a particular Seinfeld episode
You are mistaking what he was referring to… he was speaking about past presidents attempts to overthrow other governments and specifically mentions Operation Mongoose. (CIA sanctioned attempt to overthrow Castro after the Bay of Pigs.)
@@YellyJoeexactly, Thank you for clearing that up, the person you replied to was really reaching.
This is a really excellent and interesting court case. People who do not understand the role of the Supreme Court may not get it, but this is a vital and very important case.
Fancy lingo, the court should shut it down immediately; what nonsense, what a disgrace.
Dude definitely talks like a lawyer. Lots of words but no substance.
Exactly, word salad that means nothing!! A nothing burger!!!
@@SusanneGray-zx6qb Just because you do not understand what he is saying, does not mean his argument is, "A nothing burger!!!" Susanne, how would you know? Go ahead, make your argument for presidential immunity. Cite your authority. Hint: There is no presidential immunity clause in Article II of the Constitution. Good luck.
If you had stayed in school past 3rd grade , you might understand some of this discourse.
Exactly
@SusanneGray-zx6qb the whole case is a nunburger
I love how in his argument he admits immunity while arguing there is no immunity
He, she is confused. Doesnt seem to remember what he was paid to do.
I thought so myself, but I never heard anything about what they were charging 45 with. Just a whole lot NOTHING words.
Weird that there is some nuance to the case, eh?
Presidents have limited immunity, that has always been the case, but they do not have blanket immunity. It's a very simple argument to follow.
@@outsidelookingin4657 he's been convicted of fraud. He's being prosecuted for election interrference and falsifying business records in New York. And he's being prosecuted for election interfference in Georgia for calling the guy who administers the elections and asking him to "find 11,000 votes".
@@bipolarminddroppings Finally, thank you for saying it. This comments section is like the entire lower end of the gene pool got together and started comparing notes.
It's not a complicated argument, and you can hear the frustration in Thomas' voice because he knows Dreeben is not only spot on, but he's literally pointing out the obvious to someone who in theory is supposed to know this shit.
Supreme Court needs to do their job. Do your damn job!!!
Had our senators done their job on Jan 6 we would not be at this point. Out of 99 Senators 93 decided to certify a very questionable election. There were people questioning the election from Nov. They could have waited and investigated those questions. But, they just hurried through the process and committed treason. They did not look out for their constituents who trusted them to do their job.. They should all be prosecuted for treason.People need to be accountable to do their jobs they took an oath to do.
Tgey will free trump I just hesrd Cohen say he lied to congress that will put trump over just heard it
There were not crimes… What about watergate?
Every sitting president is immune from city and state justice systems, but not from Congress. It's the responsibility of Congress to address any crime committed by a sitting president, no matter what the crime is.
True enough (I think).. but, not for private business conducted while he was in office. He CAN be prosecuted for those things once he leaves office
that's impossible when a President has control over a party and they are scared of him, like the current GOP are, they have let him off twice, with mitch O'Connell saying it's the courts job
You got that right and Biden's gonna get his.
@@dianedavis2595 you been trying to impeach for 15 + mths and found nothing even Comer and Co have given up trying,so good luck
@@RobSmy-rw6kl I would have to disagree. The DNC has much more control over the party members. If any Dem gets out of line they are banished to the ex-DNC wasteland. Just ask Tulsi! All she did was stand up to the wicked witch HRC and the DNC disowned her. Even the MSM does their best to stab at her every chance they get. The RNC is not afraid of Trump they just know he is their best hope to get into the WH. The Dems need to be very careful with this move! It can put Obama and other right in the crosshairs of what they want to do to Trump.
Let me get this straight. The government lawyer, just in this one clip, argued both that prior to 2016, no US president ever committed a crime, AND that a president shouldn't be tried if they sought advice from their AG because that could present a conflict of interest?
I'm no Trump lover, but this all reeks of selective prosecution against the former president. Ugh.
Shameful...yes, shocking, nauseating
I can't stand trump. I do believe in truth and justice for all. We are a nation of laws and slippery slopes will destroy any liberty we still hold dear.
This isn't selective prosecution, what are you talking about? The man trump is literally saying presidents can't function properly unless they have full immunity which falls flat completely. Considering presidents have been doing their jobs fine and haven't had "full immunity"
That’s not what this lawyer is arguing. He says* there is no presidential immunity. Period. He’s patently wrong.
@@OligosFewSlippery slope is a fallacy, or at least becomes one when you hit the bottom.
See also, U.K. knife laws.
When has Trump conducted a constitutional act?
Civil cases are better than criminal cases.
That lawyers argument was just awful, he was drowning practically.
sHe's a queen.
@@FredLord-sp4ymsounds like one
Yes! In addition, the ignorance of MAGA's is bliss!
@@gee853 compared to what?
@@stanleyshannon4408
Are you pretending you understand what is being discussed in the clip? Can you evaluate the points being made by both sides?
The voice of Clarence vs's the voice of Dreeben is quite a stark contrast.
I though he was a lady at first
@@DanDDirges GAY
@@leighmiller4407 Ah yes, that would explain it. Thank you
Disney animated character
@@androsc1418 LOLOLOL!
I can’t believe this is the America we live in today…shameful
So where is the rest of this Forbes?
Listening to people slither through vines of jargon to justify their acts is just so sickening.
Word salads... The more they talk the more they expose their lies.
Russian bot
the conservative judges? yeah you're right
@@luckysamuraithe Judge said 2 sentences 😂
@@Rose-pl5jj and that was enough
the press secretary is the worst with word salads
Oh so, this is where we are in America. Got it. Smh....
Yes, but only if we say its ok. This is scarry.
I was listening to this on the phone and when my sister walked by she asked me to say hello to aunt Olga ! I told her I think this is a man !
I bet Aunt Olga did not appreciate that
She probably thought you were talking to a friend about going to The Blue Oyster Club.
@@MikeHunt-no2kt good one
and what does that have to do with the content of what the man was saying?
@@bipolarminddroppings what are you even talking about ?
I'm pretty sure the person talking is the elf that wanted to be a dentist from the Rudolph movie.
Yes! It's Hermie! Good observation.👍🏻
😂😂😂
Bingo
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I love the connection! I am still laughing.
Oh, we are who we are, and we say so!!!!🤔👈💯
Why didn't you let that segment finish ?
He was not a former president on Jan 6.
January 6 was an act after he lost to try and keep the presidency. It doesn't fall under presidential duties. It is a private act.
And Trump was acting out his presidential duty of scrutiny of the election being tampered with by the democrats extra millions of votes.
Because insurrectionist stopped the process?
He lost the election
@@thethingonthedoorstep3464because power changed hands on Jan 20 duh 😳
Pretty hard to respond to another person of trust that does not live by the charge of his oath.
If this were on the other foot?!?!? HAHAHA
Is trying to overthrow a legally elected president an official act? No. End of argument. Next question. Not complicated.
It isn’t determined if he was trying to overthrow an election, if that election was legal, and what act he was doing. One could say he thought more should be done to look into election integrity, that there were 14th ammendment issues with administration of elections during Covid, and he was doing all this as federal executive overseeing doj. There has been sweeping immunity in the past which is why we are at a new crossroads- a case was finally brought.
Former presidents haven't committed crimes???? This lawyer needs to do his own research...😮😮can't believe he just said that..
So Nixon should have remained in office?
So Clinton should have kept his law license!
W Bush invasion of Iraq and Reagan violating the boland amendment
@@lancewalker6067Nixon, Bush and Reagan and trump all criminals
What does this lawyer identify as? A lawyer??😆🤬
i love you
gay?
Sugar in his tank ?🤣
💀
British cigarette 🚬
Even Clarence Thomas is playing naive. Because immunity is not read in the constitution. This is 10 points to Jack Smith and 0 point to Clarence Thomas.
If the officials act is done for private reasons, it is a crime.
Is 10% for the Big Guy a crime?
The justice department response was honestly that there has never been a crime before?! Lmao. What a joke.
So name them?
@@leperlord7078Nixon and Watergate, dope
@@leperlord7078Nixon, Clinton
@@user-hj9dh6cx9o Ya got me on Nixon,but Clinton?
I watched the entire Nixon break down as a kid
@@leperlord7078 Clinton lying before Congress, "i did not have sexual relations with that woman mrs Lewinsky"
Nixon wasn't even impeached (charged) he did the honorable thing. Then Ford gave him absolution 😉
Clinton was of course impeached but in spite of lying in his testimony to Congress a democratic lead Senate declined to convict him.
This attorney speaks empty words without a substance, hundreds of them when asked a specific question by Thomas.
You say it so well.
I've listened and listened and have no clue what he is talking about.
He?! I pictured an aged spinster...
@@juanitachristner5009 that's because you don't have a law degree.
Word salad with zero real meaning
Tell me you don't understand the law without telling me you don't understand the law.
Emoluments: a salary, fee, or profit from employment or office---perfec description of SCOTUS criminal behavior. Time to charge and indict.
I needed a good laugh
I cannot agree with the argument presented. It seemed quite convoluted and never addressed the question asked by Judge Thomas. I see now why “they” wanted him off of the court.
Weird that his answer has some nuance, in a situation that has quite alot of nuance.
Thomas couldn't magically pull immuinity from non-presidential acts, out of article 2. He deflected to a foreign attack defence that the lawyer easily slapped aside by pointing out that has very specific laws in regards to a pesidents powers.
Didn't even answer the Justice's question...this is something you hear in a high school speech class when you have to speak a certain length
Or if a written report, write large and stretch out the words.
... and have nothing to say.
Either a president has immunity or they don't, the job is hard enough as it is. No one in their right mind would want the job if they felt they could be charged with a crime for the decisions they make. JS
Then you want a dictatorship
Jack smiths lawyer sounds like he has something in his mouth.
Jesus take the wheel because nobody is driving this bus
Yeah, give control to a fairytale. Great idea.
Jesus took the wheel in 2020
@@Graybeard689 Yup. Saved us, too. We were in a bad way with the guy before that.
Yea Haris is on that Bus Biden Put her on ...
@@Graybeard689 I know Jesus he lives 3 Doors down and don't say much like Biden and I don't need a Translator ...
Why not include Justice Thomas's remarks at the end?
"The reason there were no criminal prosecutions, is because there were no crimes." C'mon Jack, I find that hard to believe.
If there's a pardon, there's a crime. But I could be wrong
Name someone other than Nixon, who was pardoned and thus unable to be prosecuted, who committed crimes in office, and what crimes they committed. Let's go prosecute them all, and see what a jury of their peers decides. You know, how the system is supposed to work...
Who is this Gomes trying to have it one way an at the same time have it another? Hold tight Supreme Court Justices. That’s our Constitution they are wanting to tear up and throw in the trash. We stand with you folks. 🇺🇸
Can you show me in the Constitution where the president of the U.S. has ABSOLUTE authority, including committing crimes as president? You probably have Trump's bible, he allegedly put the constitution in it.
Amen!❤️❤️
It's called gaslighting, and he's very good at it.
@@user-kj5td9hd3sPuts me to sleep. His strategy must be to bore us all into submission
What’s his name? Gnomes?
I think I saw him standing there in someone’s front yard the other day!!
If I had to listen to his voice all day,I'd lose my mind.🤯🤯🤯😬😬😬
This is total political persecution! 💯
so biden should refuse to step down if he loses ?
it's quite the opposite. he committed crimes, serious crimes, he's already been convicted of fraud and is legally considered a sex offender.
The court will use the word of law and common sense! Time to get everyone’s feet back on the ground. I don’t understand how most of these charges are even valid.
They aren't
That's because they're NOT
They are not valid!
If they weren't valid trumpt wouldn't be in court! Ever-heard-of-it 😮? I suppose you think the attack on the capitol was valid
The "word of law"? How utterly uninformed can your post be. IF immunity existed at all, it SHOULD and WOULD have been detailed in the Constitution and/or Bill of Rights. It wasn't. Immunity is a fabricated concept. And the hypos offered by the majority in this case are absurd contortions of reality!
We have a nation that adheres to the rule of law and our leaders are NOT kings/Monarchs. NO ONE is or SHOULD be above the law
Just cannot imagine why American Supreme Court judges don’t know what is a crime.
The "Lawyer's" voice gives it all away. DEI?
Clarence is the definition of DEI
@kishanrao936 Clarence had a well established record going in. He literally was only known because of his record, the only reason race was brought up was to tell democrats they were hypocrits
@@Joshpower57 that seat was originally supposed to be for Edith Jones but when Thurgood Marshall retired, Bush I was looking for a black man to fill the seat. He picked Clarence because he was black and because his ideology was radical enough to meet their needs. If he wasn’t black, he never would’ve gotten the nomination.
can always tell when someone doesn't have an argument against the words being said, because they only mention the voice speaking them...
@@kishanrao936
Yea, that's not true. The media definitely pushed that narrative. Bush made it clear that Thomas was picked based on Merit. He actually got 11 democrat votes to be accepted
Legal officials prosecuting should be called to stand in front of the Supreme Court for questioning. Like Jack Smith.
This dude is a tulip blossom
@@MattBaker-zd8nqWell...
PRISON FOR JACK
You know there are free civics lessons online right?
@@Landy-lu9vx Well....
Thomas should be off the bench
They'll NEVER learn, if this goes their way, the level of screaming, and crying will be INSANE when the tables turn. And they ALWAYS turn!!!!!
Especially if they give a Democratic President like Biden total immunity!
If it goes whose way?
Evidence is Evidence