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Giving Trump 'absolute immunity' would encourage presidents to do crimes, former Republican officials tell court (www.businessinsider.com)

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[–] g0nz0li0 63 points 1 year ago (38 children)

It's wild that Republicans are trying to impeach Biden while simultaneously insisting that Trump should be immune from crimes committed while in office.

I get that impeachment isn't a legal process, but the idea that they wanna open that door just to save their guy - and still pretend like Biden is a criminal and that should matter to voters - should tell anyone everything they need to know about the party.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think you got this mixed up, they want trump to not have immunity:

In an amicus brief accepted by the Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia on Tuesday, the officials said siding with Trump would "encourage" future presidents to commit crimes and stage coups to remain in power.

[–] Bristlecone 22 points 1 year ago

I think he was referring to the general republican base / extremist leaders of that base, not the specific Republicans mentioned in the article. This is by far not the most extreme example of cognitive dissonance I've seen from the former.

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