Democrat Lawfare Updates
SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Trump in Immunity Case, American Conservative, 1 July 2024:
The court’s ruling states that presidents and former presidents have immunity from prosecution for actions taken in their official capacity, but not for those taken in a private capacity...
The Supreme Court’s ruling is in continuity with earlier rulings concerning presidential immunity. For example, the 1982 case Nixon v. Fitzgerald ruled that presidents cannot be sued for official acts taken as president. Today’s case, Trump v. United States, thus clarifies that presidential immunity also applies to immunity from criminal prosecution for official actions...
Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani disbarred following criminal indictments, New York Post, 7 July 2024.
Bannon Reports to Prison as a Political Prisoner, Brietbart, 1 July 2024:
...Prior to beginning his four-month sentence, Bannon broadcast his final edition of War Room for the duration of his imprisonment from outside the federal prison, stating that he is “a political prisoner.”
"I’m a political prisoner of Nancy Pelosi. I’m a political prisoner of Merrick Garland. I’m a political prisoner of Joe Biden and the corrupt Biden establishment,” Bannon said. “You saw on Thursday, all the lies that they told. Any group that would sit there and lie to you about the shape of the President of the United States with the National Security element of that, lied about the 2020 election — they’ve lied about COVID, they’ve lied about everything that they’ve done to the American people, and they’re not going to stop. Until we stop them, they’re not going to stop."
...Bannon is the second official from the Trump administration to serve a four-month prison sentence. Former White House adviser Peter Navarro reported to prison in March 2024 to begin his four-month sentence after being held in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the January 6 Select Committee...
Tucker Carlson with Steve Bannon:
Steve Bannon says 'Donald Trump is a moderate in the MAGA movement': Full interview - video, NBC, 1 July 2024.
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