The former president and his allies need to face the consequences of their actions in Georgia.
rejected Trump’s claim to absolute immunity against civil suits. “After all, the President’s actions here do not relate to his duties of faithfully executing the laws, conducting foreign affairs, commanding the armed forces, or managing the Executive Branch.” Mehta added: “These are unofficial acts, so the separation-of-powers concerns that justify the President’s broad immunity are not present here.
The legal precedents are not the only reason Meadows’s removal petition should be rejected. In a broader sense, removal would injure the people of Fulton County, where the alleged crimes were committed. They would lose the right to have the case tried in their locale by a prosecutor of their choosing, under a judge who will stand forLet’s not forget that this case arises in a particular context, in a state tarnished by its long history of voter suppression, racial violence and segregation.
At bottom, the theory behind the Fulton County indictment accuses Mr. Trump and his allies of some of these same offenses. . . .
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