Source: The Atlantic
by Claire Finkelstein & Richard W Painter
“Next Thursday, former President Donald Trump’s lawyers will argue before the U.S. Supreme Court that he is immune to all criminal charges against him arising from acts he committed while president. It is no exaggeration to say that this argument — that a president is permanently immune to criminal prosecution for any crimes committed in his official capacity — is the most dangerous assertion any official or former official has ever made in a U.S. courtroom. Should this argument be adopted by the Court, a president would have license to make use of the U.S. military to subvert democracy in multiple ways …. A less appreciated danger, but one that would present itself with greater regularity, is the weakening of the military chain of command, and with it civilian control of the U.S. armed forces.” (04/15/24)