What This Allows Him to Do in His Second Term

.@LeeSmithDC @DevinNunes Read the SCOTUS pinion, not from a point of view of apprehension about President Trump's current legal battles (he’ll be fine), but rather from the point of view of what does this allow him to do in his second term, and... more importantly,... what… pic.twitter.com/xTUn57do0F

— TheLastRefuge (@TheLastRefuge2) July 1, 2024

… straightjackets does it remove that were a threat during his first term?

To start with, the court wrote about powers that carry with them core, absolute immunity, the exercise of which cannot come under question in any forum. They specifically identified:

~ Pardons
~ Recognition of foreign governments
~ Removal of executive branch officials

Now, if those topics cannot be questioned due to appropriate "absolute immunity" . . . then, they also cannot be the grounds for impeachment, can they?

Let’s repeat: If it’s a core power, the exercise of the core power cannot be grounds for impeachment (*except if done in connection with taking a bribe).

In his first term, there was the threat that if President Trump fired . . .

Rosenstein
Barr
Fauci
Wray
or Mueller
.... etc.

That Trump would be prosecuted for obstruction of justice or impeached.

Effective with this ruling, that threat is forever off the table. Trump can fire anyone he likes in the executive branch. The invisible straight jacket is gone.

On that point, further, the majority opinion uses strong language consistent with the Unitary Executive theory of the Constitution. The President is “a person alone who comprises a branch of government.” The POTUS *IS* the Executive branch.

While there are areas of shared constitutional responsibility, the core powers of the Executive Branch, including personnel, are unilaterally the President’s alone.

Schedule F. Giddy up!

Boom!

Read the SCOTUS opinion.