US Supremes Grant Special Counsel Cert. -- Tangerine Must Defend "Absolute Immunity" Nonsense There, In Eight Elapsed Days.

Not surprising -- after all, Leon Jaworski got immediate Supremes' review, almost a half-century ago, now -- in the Nixon / Watergate Tapes case. [And Nixon was still the sitting president, at the time -- so his immunity claim was far stronger than Tangerine's.]

And we all know how that turned out. He was out, like so much poop, through a goose:

. . .Dec. 11, 2023 -- (Petition in 23-624) Motion to expedite consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment is granted, and respondent is directed to file a response to the petition on or before 4 p.m. (EST) on Wednesday, December 20, 2023. . . .

[Trump's] immunity claim implicates issues that are central to the rule of law. Contrary to respondent’s characterization (Br. in Opp. 8-10), the indictment alleges serious criminal conduct: that respondent, while serving as President and a candidate for reelection, conspired to thwart the lawful transfer of power through (1) fraud against the United States to impair, obstruct, and defeat the federal government’s collection, counting, and certification of the results of the election; (2) corruptly obstructing the proceeding conducted by the Joint Session of Congress to confirm the electoral vote; and (3) depriving millions of citizens of their right to have their votes counted. Enforcing federal criminal laws that prohibit such conduct is vital to protecting our constitutional processes and democracy itself. . . .

So, too -- now Jack Smith will win (as Jaworski did). . . and in the process, bury Tangerine, on his preposterous theory that he is immune for life, from prosecution for the felonies he may have committed while still in office.

Buckle up, GOP -- you are thinking of nominating a (by then) convicted felon?

Good luck with that.

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