Donald Trump's team has been celebrating the Supreme Court's decision to take up the former president's claim that he is immune from prosecution.

The former president is now highly unlikely to stand trial in the Justice Department’s election interference case before November

The Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a massive victory on Wednesday by agreeing to rule on whether he is immune from prosecution for acts committed while he was president. The court will hear arguments on April 22 and won’t hand down a decision until June — which means it’s unlikely a trial in the Justice Department’s election interference case will commence before the election. If Trump wins the election, he’ll of course appoint an attorney general who will toss the case, regardless of how the Supreme Court rules this summer.

By Wednesday night, Trumpland was celebrating.

“Literally popping champagne right now,” a lawyer close to Donald Trump told Rolling Stone late on Wednesday.

    • LesserAbe@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Get out of here. It’s possible to criticize more than one thing. It’s possible to say one thing is bad while recognizing another thing is worse.

  • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Of note, this has nothing to do with the $450,000,000 and $83,000,000 bonds he needs to put up very soon

    • pezhore@lemmy.ml
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      9 months ago

      It doesn’t matter. He can hold off on liquidation until November and if he wins, (which would mean there’s a strong chance the Senate flips), have his cronies pass a, " lol god emperors don’t pay for summary judgements" bill.

      • Telorand@reddthat.com
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        9 months ago

        No he can’t. The Special Monitor overseeing his assets and watching his books has the authority to start seizing assets until he’s satisfied the monetary requirements to appeal, and she can do that right now. And, there’s interest running on the meter until he does.

        He’s gonna pay whether he likes it or not.

        • Tyfud@lemmy.world
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          9 months ago

          Yes he can. Unfortunately. We all get to watch this birth of a dictator unfold in slow motion if Trump wins.

          • Telorand@reddthat.com
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            9 months ago

            How? Given the powers that the Special Monitor has, how could he possibly avoid paying?

            RNC certainly doesn’t seem like a likely option right now, and nobody else has ponied up the money.

              • Telorand@reddthat.com
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                9 months ago

                I always figured the Jan 6 ones were a long shot, but these other two cases are done. He’s going to have to pay, and he can’t get an appeal unless he pays, thanks to NY law.

                That’s why it’s different from the federal ones.

                ETA: and he can’t just not pay, because the Special Monitor has a court-ordered obligation to ensure he pays his court debts. She’ll just seize his assets, which she has the power to do.