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Post by Admin on Feb 9, 2024 15:05:44 GMT
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Post by Admin on Feb 9, 2024 18:56:50 GMT
The special prosecutor decided against indicting US President Biden over the issue of him taking confidential documents from his time as vice president to his home, citing that he was an "elderly man with poor memory."
On the 8th, the special counsel released a report on President Biden's removal of classified documents.
The report said, ``Mr. Biden did not remember when he was vice president, nor did he remember the anniversary of his child's death in 2015,'' pointing out that ``Mr. Biden seemed to have significant memory limitations.'' He announced that he had decided not to prosecute.
[Washington Kyodo] Regarding the incident in which classified documents were found in the private residence of US President Biden (81), Vice President Harris (59) spoke on the 9th regarding Special Counsel Ha's report that pointed out that Biden's memory was declining. "It is clearly politically motivated." He told reporters in Washington. Although prosecution has been postponed, the Biden administration is nervous about the potential repercussions.
From 2018 to 2021, Mr. Ha served as the federal prosecutor for the eastern state of Maryland after being appointed by former President Trump. The report on Wednesday found that Biden's "memory is severely limited." He explained that even if charges were filed, the jury would consider him to be an ``old man with a poor memory'' and would not convict him.
Mr. Harris, who was also a prosecutor, criticized the report as "baseless and inaccurate." He emphasized that while Mr. Biden was responding to the investigation, he was demonstrating leadership in responding to the situation in the Palestinian autonomous region of Gaza.
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Post by Admin on Apr 26, 2024 2:53:10 GMT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled on whether former President Donald Trump's claim that immunity applies in a case in which he was accused of trying to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election. Oral argument was held on the matter. The conservative justices, who make up the majority, expressed their understanding that a certain degree of immunity should be applied to acts committed while in office.
However, the majority of the justices indicated that they did not approve of the full application of the law as advocated by Mr. Trump. While some expressed concern that acts such as selling nuclear-related secrets to foreign countries or ordering the military to carry out a coup d'état could also be exempted, others expressed the view that it would be appropriate to apply to less serious acts. .
The direction of the ruling was unclear.
Conservative Justice Alito questioned whether if the president does not win re-election and becomes more susceptible to prosecution under a new administration, ``Wouldn't this create a chain reaction that would destabilize the functioning of a democratic nation?'' .
Conservative Chief Justice Roberts expressed concern that without immunity, the president would be indicted profusely.
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Post by Admin on Apr 27, 2024 1:59:56 GMT
While conservative justices expressed the position that official acts should enjoy some degree of immunity, liberal justices said that without fear of criminal prosecution, the president "can do whatever he wants." He expressed a sense of caution.
Justice Sotomayor asked, ``If a president judges a political opponent to be corrupt and orders the military or someone else to assassinate him, is that within the scope of a public act for which he is entitled to immunity?'' Justice Kagan asked, ``If the president judges a political opponent to be corrupt and orders the military or someone else to assassinate him, is that within the scope of a public act for which he is entitled to immunity?'' "What if I order a coup d'état?"
Mr. Trump's lawyer answered each question by saying, ``It depends on the circumstances, but there is a good chance that it was an official act.'' Furthermore, he argued that if the act was an official act, impeachment and conviction by Congress would be necessary before criminal prosecution.
On the other hand, conservative Justice Thomas defends immunity by mentioning that President Kennedy tried to overthrow Fidel Castro's regime in Cuba, saying, ``(The president) was never indicted.''
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