US supreme court presses Trump lawyer over immunity from prosecution claim - audio

US supreme court justices on Thursday questioned a lawyer for Donald Trump about the former president's claim of immunity from prosecution for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, posing questions about what happens if a president sells nuclear secrets, takes a bribe or orders a coup or assassination.
Trump appealed after lower courts rejected his request to be shielded from four election-related criminal charges on the grounds that he was serving as president when he took the actions that led to the indictment.
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[@davidreid6821]

Wow, Trump breaking out a Dalek as his lawyer, bold move! Wonder how the doctor will respond to this

[@user-jy8mo5fi5q]

Irrespective of what side.a lawyer is representing it is juvenile to make fun of a persons voice and the way they speak. After all to become a lawyer a first requirement is to be above average intelligence. This man is working with one armed tied behind his back having a client like Trump.

[@davidreid6821]

@@user-jy8mo5fi5q humour clearly died in your world. If you can't see the irony of a villain like Trump having an evil sounding lawyer then I feel for you. At no point did I question his intelligence, so you can kindly dismount from your high horse

[@antoan7758]

I'm now invested in this dialogue 🤣

[@davidporter5243]

Somewhat fitting (although obviously shocking) that they're discussing the legality of a presidential order to "exterminate"!

[@wickedzinger5397]

Definitely a dalek.

[@thislittlelightofmine14]

How does this make any sense? It shouldn't matter whether it's an official act or a personal act if it's an illegal act!

[@artiefakt4402]

"Illegality" is Trump's middle name...

[@rustydowd879]

Should cops be fined for speeding if they are pursuing a bank robber?

[@RankinMsP]

​@@rustydowd879Cops have an exemption. Presidents don't.

[@johnl2749]

Kagen should have straight out asked can Biden have us all whacked then?

[@darrendanger6853]

The most ridiculous argument spoken in the most annoying voice.

[@pgpremathilaka78]

This man shall chase away

[@ChristianEd-xe6kx]

I agree totally...Sotomayor's voice is a monotonous drone...🙄

[@darrendanger6853]

@@ChristianEd-xe6kx much like your own.

[@steveablet4041]

You can’t even interpret what they’re saying, made more evident by the fact his voice is most you got out of this clip.

[@adolfoescalante3008]

I didn't know joe pesci was Trump lawyer

[@everTriumph]

Presidents should be exemplars, held to a higher standard of compliance to the laws, not a lesser standard. How else can the president reasonably ask any citizen to comply with the laws of the land? Trump of course would send in his army and his secret police, who would be unaccountable to law.

[@Budanevey]

Hypothetical scenarios are all the evidence we need...

[@isag.7468]

I assume you would agree to also charge the Clintons, Obamas and Bidens then? Since you talk about being "exemplary"

[@MichaelWillby]

Don't forget bush

[@eddiem5ieaj]

😅😅😅

[@McKluskie]

Well he's clearly going to lose this one, the claim is utterly ridiculous.

[@Chulitatr]

Don't count on that with this corrupt SCOTUS. The GOP appointed SCOTUS justices are a huge threat to the constitution and democracy..

[@trechbark]

Obviously not if you know anything the constitution

[@robbief5517]

I listened to it all and he won't lose this is the only 5 minutes that sound bad for trump out of 2hrs

[@jackshepherd93]

No he definitely won’t Trump will win this very very easily Just because you fail to understand the law doesn’t mean he will lose

[@googlefuuplayad9055]

​@@robbief5517the only? Then you did not watch/listened to it completly?

[@robbarnett537]

This is all being done for the benefit of one man who believes himself to be above the law and is desperate to avoid being tried and convicted for crimes that he has perpretated in conjunction with others in order to remain in power and in short to be treated as a king.

[@takiherosquires1372]

How can a sitting president compel civilians to go to war unless they themselves are to some degree above the law. Its common sense.

[@Eric-A711]

​@takiherosquires1372while Biden convinced Ukrainians to go to war and his doing that with Israel and Taiwan

[@steveablet4041]

Not above anything he didnt break.

[@normsteez]

The fact that they are even discussing, this means that Trump’s gonna get off here

[@jeanhawken4482]

All persons particularly trump should be answerable to the peoples law.

[@Rick-ux5ku]

little joey too?

[@leftturnclyde3398]

Biden and Hunter aswell?

[@MichaelWillby]

And bush

[@alanking6173]

Trump made it clear January 6 for a peaceful March

[@csammy123]

Is this selective hearing? The entire case from the prosecution felt like it was falling apart and the lawyers rebuttal basically boiled down to "We want to do it because it's Trump". Why is the Guardian completely ignoring the examples and statements questioning if the President should should not be exempt? Those were some pretty powerful examples too which the prosecutors had no answer for. This simply boils down to trying to blame Trump for Jan 6 even though he had nothing to do with it.

[@Budanevey]

We're to believe no previous POTUS has ever broken the Iaw...

[@Bsharp4444]

Absolute immunity is dictatorship

[@artiefakt4402]

When's the last time a previous POTUS rejected a peaceful transition of power ? Enlighten us...

[@kevink3688]

And this is the beginning of how the first US supreme leader came into power.

[@jacquieclaypoole1283]

No one is. CEO’s go down over that!

[@neilmccormick2064]

Is Trumps lawyer Davros, the creator of the Daleks ?

[@neilfurby555]

Dalek in court!

[@bobbydennis8333]

…just making sure if we see something we’re still supposed to say something! “Been that way for 30 years.” - U.S. Justice Department on the lack of Human Rights in Oklahoma County Jail, 2020 “Makes me feel human again after this place.” - Oklahoma City Art Museum review after life in the local shelters (20+ years in the making), 2024 “It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.” - Nelson Mandela 🥂🥂

[@kimmaddison8686]

i think a darleck from dr who is in the court ,,this is like trump changed the sequences of time he reminds me of biff from back to the future

[@RankinMsP]

Utter effing madness!. And these people attack other nations to prevent this. Smfh.

[@alexbowman7582]

The fact Trump hasn't broken any laws makes this pointless.

[@davidporter5243]

That remains to be seen.

[@lulajohns1883]

Of course he has, get out from under that rock

[@alexbowman7582]

@@lulajohns1883 nope,

[@lulajohns1883]

@@alexbowman7582 ok, hopefully that rock doesn't become too heavy

[@csammy123]

@@lulajohns1883 Or maybe get out of yours. What specific laws did Trump break again?

[@trechbark]

The onevsided reporting if the guardian lol

[@EdGarnham]

Being represented by Daleks seems appropriate

[@annehofstee3017]

Is he talking a marathon 😢

[@cheryltelfer5472]

The Supreme Court of USA needs to get balls, NO immunity period.

[@timeofperfection]

I could be wrong but I don’t think he is going to win this one because the world is watching

[@meep2253]

If they let Trump walk free the rest of the world will loose faith in our country. Our currency will plummet.

[@user-jy8mo5fi5q]

Nothing seems to be going the way Tump wants it to go

[@jackshepherd93]

Maybe listen to the entire thing Trump won the day, all sky have done is share the only sound bites that sound bad for trump, this video is 5 min the event was 2 hours 😅😂 When will people realised the media lie by omission

[@quesadilla79]

Trumps advocacy for Brandons immunity 😂

[@kentam5361]

Donald Trump’s attorney Sauer is a cartoon caricature. His voice is so corse and he spoke so fast as if he didn’t really want the listeners to comprehend his messages which was illogical, just twists and turns.

[@robbief5517]

The first time in 250 years they go for trump

[@ElaineVarner-qh3ss]

Hello banana Republic.😮😮😮

[@davidmcnutt9104]

Trumps already proved he has some of these judges in his pocket. No rational,unhindered person could vote trump a king. Looks like we’ll find out who owns who.😂❤

[@truth-lg7xy]

Trumps lawyer usa cowboy 😂

[@Si-Toecutter]

TRUMP 2024

[@canconservative8976]

Cherry picking!.....pathetic report.

[@SorminaEriana]

It's possible AI, I don't believe it instead we show the trial directly

[@TheTuubster]

Here a case were AI is used as an excuse to discredit an information that is not convenient to an individual. Fact is that multiple independent news sources have posted this audio and it can be downloaded from the Supreme Court homepage. With or without AI the same rules apply to determine a credible source, which this individual could have used, but dismissed to do so just because it was more convenient, also to be able to publish such statement to discredit this source without any proof (only "just because") in the public to others.

[@Lisalisa2022_]

If she believes that then going after Bidens should be easy peasy 🤡

[@lulajohns1883]

What for?

[@Maxtee77]

You will have to be in power first to go after Biden if the rival does eliminate his opponents during an election like Putin.

[@susanparkauntiesuze5447]

You people are to to carve out a vile dystopia for our children and grandchildren, but you are too arrogant to see the truth. Trump 2024.

[@jackpotdadon]

For prison.

[@artiefakt4402]

2024 days in prison would be fair... Were you around the capitol back in Jan 2021 Susan ?

[@stacyjohnson4891]

Yes we can also go after Obama for his crimes !!!

[@stacyjohnson4891]

Let us prosecute Clinton too!!

[@user-tz7id8lg7g]

Trumps lawyer sounds like he’s got Throat Cancer. Corruption is so rampant in this