About this episode
Trump's continuing pressure around his big lie about the 2020 presidential election. They discuss how John Roberts made what just happened possible through the reckless and illegitimate ruling in 2024 that concocted immunity from criminal prosecution for Trump for his "official acts" and how Roberts expressly tried to make the use of the Justice Department and FBI investigative powers as conclusively and preclusively immune. They discuss how Roberts emboldened Trump to take actions like these.
The warrant: https://x.com/bluestein/status/2016624170293956723/photo/1
The charges: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:52%20section:20511%20edition:prelim)
The other charge: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20701&num=0&edition=prelimThe Roberts Court edict (p. 27 et al): https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf
Lisa's book, which discusses the illegitimacy of the Roberts Court ruling on immunity: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/lisa-graves/without-precedent/9781645030676/
https://www.graveinjustice.news/p/john-roberts-got-us-into-this-mess
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