It was all just a delay tactic

The US Supreme Court seems to be debating the absurd as if it is a question if 1 +1 = 2. This is a charade in order to delay for Trump.

What total BS!!! What happened to no man is above the law?

This crap IS INFURIATING!

Once again justice delayed is justice denied.

The problem is that SCOTUS could have just said "no" to absolute immunity months ago. It doesn't seem reasonable that ANY of the charges in the DC case will be subject to immunity. If SCOTUS just wanted an academic exercise to define the boundaries of presidential immunity, it could have been done WITHOUT delaying the DC trial.

Impeachment is a political process. Prosecution is a legal one. They are different and not dependent on each other. I don't understand why the hell this is even a discussion.

This isn’t about answering many of these questions. It’s more about delaying any trial for SCOTUS majority.

No one is above the law in the United States of America… period.

It was all about delay. delay, delay 😡

That they even took this up proves they are a kangaroo court. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.

NO IMMUNITY!!!!

As a non American, I can only say how glad I am not to live under your justice system. More than 3 years after J6, the architect of that insurrection is not only still walking free, with no sign of a trial before the election, he is also one of the contenders in that election! So much for "No one is above the law", it's actually the justice system which is enabling Trump to be above accountability.

Why is anyone above the law???

Even considering the Republican viewpoint, that a US President has to be impeached before being prosecuted, what stops a sitting US President, who lost the Presidential election in November, but is still in office as President until January, from doing whatever he or she wanted to do without really fear of being impeached before leaving office? Get out of jail card, full immunity for any and all crimes committed in that time period? Really?

If scotus rule potus has absolute immunity what's to stop Biden from having trump taken out.

How dumb are these people? and they are in charge of the legal system of this country...unbelievable

The problem is, there are way too many corrupt Republican judges on this bench!!! 🤨👿

He got his wish..delay..delay..delay.

Why does the Supreme Court think that the laws governing presidential immunity need be spelled out in detail to apply on the one hand... yet the 2nd Ammendment being completely vague on the other hand is good by their perspective? WTF? Which is it? The only thing that this Court has going for it is that they have mastered the art of twisting words to suit their needs.

It seems to me that all the SCOTUS needs to say is the a president does not have absolute immunity -- then leave the rest for courts and juries to decide on a case by case basis.

No one is above the law. Period.

Can you believe we've come to the point in this country where this is the argument? Can the president do whatever the f they want and get away with it?

There's NO reason why the D.C. trial can't go forward while the SC figures out where presidential immunity begins and ends. Tfg's lawsuit was asking for BLANKET IMMUNITY. That shouldn't even be a THING.

When we have a court that is beholding for their jobs to the plaintiff we may see a biased ruling?

Why is there a Dalek giving the argument for Trump?

“Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not President.”

Good on Sauer that he can spew his BS without breaking character and laughing and the ridiculousness of what he says.

A disgrace that it's even being considered. The social agreement is in pieces.

Biden needs to assert absolute power ASAP

The maga court is going to pull it out of their arses to get drumph off...

Consider the following: a. The impeachment clause in the Constitution is whether or not a person retains their position in the Government. b. The justice system determines whether that person does it from jail or not.

SAUER IS ANNOYING TO LISTEN TO LIL WEASEL

Should Biden apply Trump's Legal Theory and send him to Guantanamo

Actually, this is a good question to answer for our democracy going forward. Too bad that the whole matter at hand is geting delayed.

When you fear integrity and accountability, you are no longer the good guys

The three Trump supporters should just go home. Being loud doesn’t make you seen. It makes you annoying.

We do need stronger laws because the supreme Court ain't doing too good of a job right now. Some of them are taking a lot of other people's money from billionaires and all these other perks. We need to draw up ethical laws of standards for the judges also let's work on that one too Congress. We need to make our country stronger. Not weaker

Why would immunity be given to ANY president? THAT would only open a “pandora’s box” of actions that a president would take. And walk away after the president term is done. Scott free and leaving the Constitution in question. And you yourselves know a potential president could just do anything they wanted to without any consequences.

Funding two wars while we let our people starve vs peacetime and stimulus for those who struggle .

Why is Clarence Thomas still on the supreme Court I thought he was supposed to resign

If you limit Presidential immunity, then Congressional and Judicial immunity will be brought into question. Where in the US Constitution is Federal Judicial or Congressional immunity granted? If it's not granted there, these branches don't have it. (10th Ammendment)

The Pardon power is a dangerous one.

I couldn't listen to it because that justice sounds like an evil robot person. Extremely grating on the mind.

SCOTUS is complicit.

Word salad of poppycock by Mr. Sauer.

Ide imagine if he is tried charged. I feel like some other presidents may get the same deal.

Nixon was GUILTY or he wouldn’t have needed a pardon.

Trump should be off the ballots until this issue is resolved. Or the Supreme Court could quickly make the obvious decision that Trump's coup was not an act of office but a crime, and after that take its time resolving other cases.

This man has to much on his legal plate to lead the country he is truly Compromised. I am a Marine Corps veteran i love this country vote for you future AMERICA IS THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD PERIOD

A nation's Supreme Court must be completely impartial and reflect the overall aspirations and general will of the majority of that nation's people and not the will and aspirations of those who appointed them to their position! Also, Here in Australia, judges and magistrates are not political appointees and must retire at age 70...

Trump has already exercised immunity. If it was me I would already be in jail.

Even if one were to accept that the Supreme Court perhaps a duty to establish the boundaries under which a president might have some immunity how they can feel comfortable with letting the election happen before the public gets to hear evidence and know whether Trump is either innocent or guilty of trying to subvert our democracy is beyond me! Send the Trump case back to trial and write your fancy opinions without delaying the Jan 6th case any further!

While they are searching for "the line" any rational person with any regard for the Constituion, the law, and this country knows that Trump crossed it a LONG time ago.

it wasn’t that convoluted. Civil suits are one thing, but when it comes to criminal liabilities, no one in our United States, is above the law. Regardless of power or position, responsible citizens act in accordance with the laws.

Such simple things sure can look complicated when you ask a room full of lawyers that can't control themselves to decide anything!

There is no case to have in front of a court of law! The constitution states that all people of the United States are created equal and are to be treated as equals according to the constitution that that governs the nation and its citizens! If the law provides complete immunity only to the citizens that are elected president then there would not be any restrictions to the ability to hold the office of president. Because the majority elected person that gains the presidency would not be able to be held to the legal authority and standards that govern our nation and the people. The constitution and the laws are the most restrictive reason for our constant inadequacy to properly govern the country in a functioning and adequate way to achieve the social conditions that are the current state of our democracy. The constitution has been altered in the past addressing several new amendments. Though most of the amendments have benefited the corporate interests and the people are not being provided with the same ability to be the authority of the nation allowing the government and corporate interests the power to overturn the laws that we have fought for to protect us. The government and judiciary are playing with fire by holding the people from being able to control the laws that are the basis for the criminal and civil codes. The supreme courts want to make the constitution the ultimate guide for the law and order of America. The problem is that if that is the standard for laws being enforced and broken then every law that congress has imposed on the people are not legally enforceable by any law enforcement agency or the Supreme Court itself because they didn’t exist in our country for a very long time!

If DT wins his immunity the USA as taught in schools is over.

This is a mockery. Scotus should have never taken this case. We do NOT have kings in this country.

a clear example of over-thinking and over-analysing

Excellent and professional work by Jan Crawford. She continued giving her report once the loud and annoying group began making alot of noise. She was unaffected and perfect as usual. Good work Jan!!

Outrageous the Supreme Court has brought us to this point. Very disturbing. They shouldnt even be discussing this. Shame on them.

The Federalist Papers make specific reference to criminal prosecution of a president as an individual. Why is convicted by the Senate a requirement? There does not seem to be a wader process of senators to challenge/weed out a jurors' bias? And how can this even work when there were no federal political parties when the originally adopted constitution was written?

Im going relish the day when this comes back to bite the left in the a-- 😂

That fix is on

I would cry if I had to listen to this lawyer talk all day.

jackson gave the best argument for creating the test on a “vehicle that would allow us to test it….” because this case is massively on the side of personal acts, and even trump’s lawyer conceded it!!

The S.C. even TAKING this case proves how broken that court is, at this point.

The Washington DC Appellate Court already dealt with this matter. Are these Supreme Court Justices more Intelligent than those who already dealt with the matter at hand, just because they were appointed by a political entity? This Supreme Court should either Agree or Disagree with that Washington DC Appellate Court

Insurrection is not immune

trump strategy ! delay , delay , delay !!!

The president of the United States should have to follow the law just like everyone else. A president should not be allowed to pardon himself. The courts have always decided what is legal and what is not and it is no different call for a president of the United States

I don’t know how you give anyone absolute immunity.

A Supreme court decision for absolute immunity will not keep him out of prison for life , if the state court jury convicts on their state charges. Justice will be served if true justice prevails.

Scotus justices are playing the same game . Delay delay

The questions and answers were fair and seemed unbiased..👏However the inimical paltering of Scott's opinion, oozes w/schadenfreude.

Yeah but somehow they didn’t want to hear it in December. 😂. We all know this is a smokescreen and delay tactic.

Why not establish a ruling where every current and future president is subject to criminal prosecution, while providing immunity to every former president? That way Trump gets complete and total lifetime immunity while the current president and any future president (aside from Trump) can be prosecuted? It's a Win/Win/Win #MAGA

You can count all 10 of the brain cells in this comment section

All it is was if it was a personal choice or an act of the government.

Bad choice of where to set up. Competing voices.

Its not democracy silly goose its the republic.

Trump: Originalist Ben Franklin -> immunity Difficult line to draw = immunity for official or private acts? What are official acts?

Yunno.............What COULD be beyond the law is "THE VOTE" Go get em again AMERICA...............It is up to U.S.

This guy's voice irritates me he needs some DayQuil haha.....

So Nixon would have been fine according to the DALEK. Monstrous proposition!!

There's good and bad in this world, and the difference is not very hard to make.

Someone should take the Supreme as?;($)s to court

Two of the Supreme Court Justices will need time to consult with their billionaire buddies that give them loans that do not have to be paid back and expensive vacations.

Yeah we're working a criminal for a criminal act. Not just a civil act.

Yes let's complicate this issue, why can't we address each issue knowing that each one may have grey areas is the Supreme Court that busy?

With Nixon. It was just to keep people from trying to charge and jam up the courts.

Pumpkin head is making our justice system look like fools. He did it. We watched him do it. Just say he did it and punish him for it. Any one of us would already be serving time. Stop letting him punk you out cause you're too scared to say what we all know to be the truth.

Trump: Originalist Franklin => immunity. Blanket immunity out => Chutkan is back on. Pressure on Aileen Cannon. How draw line btwn officiail n pvt acts?! => No decision till June?!

So what’s the rush about?

Clearly, US Presidents cannot be prosecuted for acting under the law, official actions/duties. In the extreme, President Truman couldn't be prosecuted for bombing Hiroshima and killing thousands of Japanese. In the opposite, a US President cannot order political opponents to be prosecuted or killed, unofficial actions. The question here is whether Trump's inciting the 1/6/21 insurrection/attack on the US Capitol disrupting the Constitutional process, causing severe damage, and injuring many was an official act. Clearly it was not, beyond any reasonable doubt.

Jack smith says absolute no immunity..

What goes around comes around keep that in mind

Theyre stalling

What an eff…… Clown Court!! Roberts and his co-clowns should have passed the case. Even middle school students can pass this civics exam!! Makes a laugh out of the Constitution