Is this within Trump's 'core constitutional powers' or 'official duties?' [View all]
from Mediaite:
___Trump urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to bring criminal charges against political enemies like Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and former FBI Director James Comey, saying further delays are only killing our reputation and credibility.
In a statement to his Truth Social platform Saturday night, the president turned up the heat on his attorney general to take action against Schiff, Comey, and New York Attorney General Letitia James to name just a few.
Heres the shocking post in full:
Pam: I have reviewed over 30 statements and posts saying that, essentially, same old story as last time, all talk, no action. Nothing is being done. What about Comey, Adam Shifty Schiff, Leticia??? Theyre all guilty as hell, but nothing is going to be done. Then we almost put in a Democrat supported U.S. Attorney, in Virginia, with a really bad Republican past. A Woke RINO, who was never going to do his job. Thats why two of the worst Dem Senators PUSHED him so hard. He even lied to the media and said he quit, and that we had no case. No, I fired him, and there is a GREAT CASE, and many lawyers, and legal pundits, say so. Lindsey Halligan is a really good lawyer, and likes you, a lot. We cant delay any longer, its killing our reputation and credibility. They impeached me twice, and indicted me (5 times!), OVER NOTHING. JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!! President DJT
In a follow-up post, Trump reiterated his support for Bondi and added that Lindsey Halligan, who Trump referenced in his prior post, will be nominated to take over as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. Erik Siebert announced plans to resign from that post amid reported pressure from top Trump administration officials to bring a case against James.
Pam Bondi is doing a GREAT job as Attorney General of the United States, Trump wrote. She is very careful, very smart, loves our Country, but needs a tough prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia, like my recommendation, Lindsey Halligan, to get things moving. What we dont need is a Democrat Endorsed Republican. I will be nominating Lindsey Halligan to be the United States Attorney in this very important part of our Great Country. She will be Fair, Smart, and will provide, desperately needed, JUSTICE FOR ALL!
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Supreme Court Justice Roberts
argued that the president is not above the law, writing that the president enjoys no immunity for his unofficial acts, and not everything the president does is official.
However, Roberts added that a president may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers, and he is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for his official acts.