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Donald Trump opposes the special counsel’s request for the Supreme Court to decide right now whether he has any immunity from federal prosecution for alleged crimes he committed while in office, lawyers for the former president told the justices in court papers Wednesday.

Special counsel Jack Smith asked the high court last week to review a lower-court ruling that Trump, as a former president, is not immune from the election subversion criminal case. Smith in his appeal to the justices asked them to take the rare step of reviewing the issue before a federal appeals court in Washington, DC, weighs in.

But Trump, whose legal strategy in the case so far has largely revolved around attempts to delay the proceedings, told the justices that Smith should not be able to leapfrog over the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit to resolve the critical issue.

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[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world -4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

We both know the question was very much in bad faith. Write all the novels you want and that won't change

[–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It's can only be obviously bad faith if you recognize the claim is obviously bs.

But I don't know it was bad faith. It could be, or it could be a genuine question because it clashes with what they believe to be true, or it could be that they know the claim is false and they are trying to let the poster come to the conclusion on their own.

You're confusing your desire for it to be bad faith, justifying your down voting, with knowing it to be.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world -5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You're willing to go far on a limb for this unlikely scenario, and I think a lot of people can guess why

[–] KarmaTrainCaboose@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

What is the unlikely scenario you're referring to? As far as I can tell, his assessment of the situation is correct. I'm not sure why you're so sure that the question was in bad faith.

[–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Can't debate the point, so throw out unsubstantiated accusations. Seems the empty ad hominem is your MO.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world -3 points 10 months ago

I don't argue with morons anymore, just call them

[–] Fal@yiffit.net 0 points 10 months ago

How was it bad faith? The poster I was responding to was simply wrong