In an extraordinary turn, a judge has set President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — little over a week before he’s due to return to the White House — but indicated he wouldn't be jailed.
It’s because SCOTUS also said anything in the aura of an official act can’t be used as evidence. So if the president, as a private individual, does something illegal, but the only evidence is from an official presidential communication, sorry, can’t use it. It’s bullshit, but that’s what they ruled.
Trump’s team was claiming that key evidence was subject to this immunity. But the judge completely shot them down.
I mean what you say is logical except for the fact he was not President when this happened. Hence the mental/legal gymnastics unless I am missing something.
It’s because SCOTUS also said anything in the aura of an official act can’t be used as evidence. So if the president, as a private individual, does something illegal, but the only evidence is from an official presidential communication, sorry, can’t use it. It’s bullshit, but that’s what they ruled.
Trump’s team was claiming that key evidence was subject to this immunity. But the judge completely shot them down.
I mean what you say is logical except for the fact he was not President when this happened. Hence the mental/legal gymnastics unless I am missing something.
If the evidence comes from ‘official presidential communication’, it can’t be used; is what was said.
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