Presidential Immunity Through The Years

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29 күн бұрын

America’s presidents have long enjoyed blanket immunity from prosecution.
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@nicholasstocker8864 27 күн бұрын

Trump’s saying that he did nothing wrong, but says that he wants immunity. 🤔

@disastermaster1413 27 күн бұрын

biden already has immunity

@user-yo3vt7ft1p 27 күн бұрын

He’s despicable.

@aninewforest 27 күн бұрын

@nicholasstocker Not only that, he's claiming immunity for stuff he did *before* and *after* he was president.

@Earl11 26 күн бұрын

Coherence is not his strong suit.

@gilesluver 26 күн бұрын

He's saying he's above right and wrong, and he had lifelong immunity. He did nothing wrong, according to him, because of this. Immunity is necessary just because the law doesn't see it that way.

@zesty9815 27 күн бұрын

Trump: _"Without presidential immunity, you have nothing, you don't have a president."_ True in your case, Mr Trump. You are nothing. You are no president.

@ThatOpalGuy 27 күн бұрын

Yup, all you have are multiple convictions.

@mikevanderman2727 25 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@camelshitonthewalls446 27 күн бұрын

All jokes aside: Give a president absolute immunity, and you won't have a president but a dictator.

@mizzury54 27 күн бұрын

I recommend reading the amicus brief submitted by retired military to SCOTUS in the presidential immunity case. They lay out all the problems with absolute immunity . It's great .

@ThatOpalGuy 27 күн бұрын

@@mizzury54 like this scrotus gives a damn

@wildman2012 27 күн бұрын

Precisely!

@benn454 27 күн бұрын

That's exactly what Dozin' Donnie wants.

@MahanFan1 27 күн бұрын

@@mizzury54 Maybe post a link with the suggestion?

@ThatOpalGuy 27 күн бұрын

absolute immunity is not for presidents, it's for dictators.

@honestcomments8053 26 күн бұрын

Unless you're Bill Clinton or Joe Biden or George W Bush!

@maxwellsdaemon7 26 күн бұрын

@@honestcomments8053 No

@siipis7766 20 күн бұрын

@@honestcomments8053must be nice to park in the handicapped space rtard

@thelakeman5207 8 күн бұрын

@@honestcomments8053 Trump is not in the same class as Bush and Clinton. He has set the Presidential bar on the ground!

@honestcomments8053 8 күн бұрын

@@thelakeman5207 According to you. All presidents have lower the bar from the previous president because they cannot resist power and greed. I don't like Trump but he is not the first one to pay off someone to keep them quiet....he is not the first one to mishandle official documents. Clinton had sex in the Oval Office with young impressionable girl. Bush waged two illegal wars for personal vengeance.

@gus.smedstad 27 күн бұрын

Trump's the only guy who thinks the Presidency is inherently a criminal job.

@AustynSN 26 күн бұрын

In Trump's defense, *any* job he does is an inherently criminal job.

@Palidine4M0O 26 күн бұрын

They should've played verbatim, any 2 second clip from the "mission accomplished" speech on the carrier...

@edwardblair4096 26 күн бұрын

Not the only one He's just one who thinks he can get away with it. Nixon was one too, but the GOP followed their principles a little more back then.

@Earthneedsado-over177 25 күн бұрын

He wants the presidency adjusted to fit a lifelong criminal, him.

@JusticeAlways 27 күн бұрын

All 44 presidents before ex45 never needed immunity....America was Great then.

@wildman2012 27 күн бұрын

At least Nixon had the dignity to resign. Let that sink in!

@cmdraftbrn 27 күн бұрын

@@wildman2012 no. he was told he'd be fired, so quit.

@wildman2012 27 күн бұрын

@@cmdraftbrn yes. he faced certain consequences if impeached, so he quit - he resigned.

@LeducDuSapin 26 күн бұрын

Well, they basically have immunity. W's invasion for example was illegal and he could be tried before the ICC if the US would allow it. Same thing for the drone strikes in the Middle East under Obama.

@Chompchompyerded 25 күн бұрын

@@wildman2012 Trump faces consequences too, but he's too stupid, crazy and self-absorbed to quit.

@user-qw5op9ov8q 27 күн бұрын

The Constitution provides for a system of checks and balances. If a President were to have total immunity, there would be no check on his power, therefore, absolute immunity is unconstitutional.

@user-yo3vt7ft1p 27 күн бұрын

Hear, hear!

@cmdraftbrn 27 күн бұрын

checks and balances when cowards actually do their god damned jobs. we've got damn near a thousand asshats that cant even be bothered to pay the bills without a 3 ring circus of assery

@andrewli1519 26 күн бұрын

It's absolutely a no-brainer, but weird that the Supreme Court chose to hear it...And if they rule in Trump's favor, that could give the ability of any future president to remain in power (or make it so, so that they can stay in power), and then the only way to stop it after that, is through congress, which gerrymandering could be an issue too. But let's hope our democracy remains strong and to be fair for all people and not just for a group of people in a particular area...

@thelakeman5207 8 күн бұрын

That's why the SCOTUS cannot give him immunity. Immunity would be unconstitutional.

@cmdraftbrn 8 күн бұрын

@@thelakeman5207 qualified immunity. sound familiar?

@coomtothebroom778 26 күн бұрын

I remember when Hillary’s emails were a major disqualifier. Boy, how standards can drop in only 8 years. 😂

@Chompchompyerded 25 күн бұрын

No, how standards can become double standards as needed.

@thelakeman5207 8 күн бұрын

Remember the Republican outrage over Clinton getting a B.J. from Monica?

@twilightgardenspresentatio6384 26 күн бұрын

So his defense is not I’ve committed no crime but instead his defense is I’m allowed to commit crime?

@dannmarceau9743 27 күн бұрын

He just wants to be able to crime w/impunity.

@minski76 26 күн бұрын

I did nothing wrong while I was president! Also - I cannot work as a president without immunity from the law!!!

@foreststewart1968 27 күн бұрын

The blood on the collar of George H. W.! Very nice touch! It's the little details! : )

@NigelMacDonald-mt9wn 21 күн бұрын

That's how you know that one's real.

@SayAhh 27 күн бұрын

But...he isn't president right now...

@oldauntzibby4395 26 күн бұрын

Never was presidential, just the resident.

@rhetoricalquestion6009 26 күн бұрын

... and he wasn't when he was busy falsifying the business records that he's now in a criminal trial for.

@Chompchompyerded 25 күн бұрын

He is president for life in his own mind.

@rebecca8525 18 күн бұрын

But he was when he did January 6, which is what this specific issue is about.

@roofpizza1250 27 күн бұрын

So he's admitting he committed crimes. Awe, ain't that cute?

@BlackCatAlley23 26 күн бұрын

Well Joe would have immunity too based on this theory. Goes both ways, Donnie.

@godfreypigott 26 күн бұрын

Immunity from what?

@okletmesignup 26 күн бұрын

@@godfreypigott From whatever crap the MAGATS might want to pin on Biden if Donnie gets elected.

@Spiritof_76 19 күн бұрын

@@godfreypigott From whatever he chose to do to DJT.

@godfreypigott 19 күн бұрын

@@Spiritof_76 Which would be nothing.

@Spiritof_76 18 күн бұрын

@@godfreypigott You do understand the assertion though, right?

@colonelb 26 күн бұрын

Trump doesn't realize that presidential immunity would also apply to Biden who in theory could then "make Trump go away"

@victorvandillen5297 26 күн бұрын

Guess what, stormy gate is from before your immunity 😂😂😂 learn how to do maths Donny 😂😂😂

@randyastle3301 27 күн бұрын

Was every president ever just Brian Stack?? What a hilarious badass. (Plus graphics' blood-stained collar--nice touch.)

@Cancun771 27 күн бұрын

Trump does not claim he is innocent, he demands the right to commit crimes with impunity. *How many "gag orders" have not been enforced by now?* Is it already a hundred? Do we get a free burrito or something? And does anybody still believe any actual court sentences will be enforced any more strictly, should they indeed ever be handed down?

@pb_and_nutella 27 күн бұрын

Why are we even having this conversation, like what the crap

@kathydurow6814 26 күн бұрын

Might as well scrap the Oath of Office, then.....

@solderbuff 27 күн бұрын

He says that presidents should have immunity, but that Biden is too unfair too him 😂

@rebecca8525 18 күн бұрын

If the Supreme Court rules in Trump's favor, and he wins the election, then Biden can just declare the results null and void because he's the current president and he'll have immunity!

@dee_dee_place 27 күн бұрын

DJT is absolutely entitled to something but I can't say what on KZfaq.

@ellengrace4609 27 күн бұрын

Let me guess… A K_ _ K in the A_ _! Am I close???

@MothGirl007 27 күн бұрын

@@ellengrace4609 Far, far too mild.

@divinewon73 27 күн бұрын

🌈⚡️How about one of the most popular inventions actually created by Thomas Edison… It’s a chair and it runs on electricity. ⚡️Shocking experience, I am sure.

@GerardBendotti 26 күн бұрын

10 to 15?

@catha.j.stuart2200 27 күн бұрын

"I smoke crack!" 😅

@enricogattone432 27 күн бұрын

"I eat people!" 😂

@shiftymcgee9359 26 күн бұрын

80s people appreciate the irony. “Just say no.”

@Corvaire 26 күн бұрын

Drumpf: "What's a little crime between Presidents?"

@laalaa99stl 27 күн бұрын

Well then. That explains that meme of his son dubya biting into a cat like a cob of corn.

@farmermike9262 26 күн бұрын

You have nothing? Is that because you'll be in jail without it?

@ontheaaron 27 күн бұрын

That was awesome

@mikevanderman2727 25 күн бұрын

That "I smoke crack" had me laughing for weeks jajajajajajajaja

@lazyperfectionist1 26 күн бұрын

Let's just be clear about this. Being held to account is a basic human need. To say one must have immunity is to say one is not really _human._

@teresalegler2777 26 күн бұрын

Absolutely immunity! Nah!

@lookup6207 25 күн бұрын

Hahahahhaha, I’m perfectly innocent and also, I need immunity!!! 😜

@chuck6469 26 күн бұрын

How is the president supposed to get away with crimes without it?

@jnielsen90 26 күн бұрын

Sure you can function as President without immunity.....first every President before you was able to function just fine without it. Second if you don't commit crimes while in office you wouldn't even care about having immunity either.

@kathrynchase4795 21 күн бұрын

Isn't that what all criminals want ?? Total immunity!!

@nancybadolato8419 26 күн бұрын

How odd that 45 other Presidents managed quite well without immunity. Well, except for Nixon - but at least he was smart enough to resign & accept a pardon before it hit the fan.

@Monika-mh2je 24 күн бұрын

If president have immunity, please president Biden put Trump and Marjorie in jail forever. 😂

@dannyburleigh1 26 күн бұрын

This is OVER THE TOP CrAzY!!

@maraplantrees4543 26 күн бұрын

He is absolutely out of his mind crazy whacker doodle

@jeanneratterman4174 18 күн бұрын

“I am absolutely entitled” is 45’s philosophy. Period.

@cygnusjabberwock 27 күн бұрын

Trupm will be heal accountable.!

@marklapworth1436 25 күн бұрын

But he HAS Pestilential immunity! He injected himself with bleach, didn't he?

@FluffyChikki 24 күн бұрын

"Without presidential immunity, you have nothing, you don't have a president." And yet, somehow we managed to have 44 presidents before you, the Orange Orbán, came along.

@Positive_Tea 26 күн бұрын

"Mr. Gorbachev, I smoke crack"

@mobile8873 24 күн бұрын

Omg...that JFK bit is funny

@jeremymathiu9428 25 күн бұрын

Trump go and read the constitution again and again.

@primuspilus858 25 күн бұрын

Every night when Mommy tucks me into bed we pray that one day, one fine glorious day ...Stephen Colbert shall beat out "Gutfeld!" In the ratings. Please please PLEASE let it be so.

@lucylim5047 26 күн бұрын

After what you did, you expect IMMUNITY??? 😮😮😮

@joeystillpoppin1173 26 күн бұрын

Dumps constant criminal activities during the prpresidency is alarming equally before and after his term .. Lock him up !

@lilianfowler7988 20 күн бұрын

No immunity for criminal presidents.

@quesadilla79 26 күн бұрын

Regan's Iran-Contra treason, nada

@janicepalmrose3471 25 күн бұрын

He is absolutely NOT entitled to total immunity as present or ex-president!

@innerlocus 27 күн бұрын

This is the week Trump becomes woke to not being a dictator and being a dick about it.

@divinewon73 27 күн бұрын

He was always a dick… About everything.

@carmensaavedra1096 19 күн бұрын

No one is above the law. No one

@kimmokangas5889 26 күн бұрын

Soooo funny

@user-eq2dx2jp6v 27 күн бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ dear stevey ❤❤❤❤❤

@NigelMacDonald-mt9wn 21 күн бұрын

That last one is true though.

@karlaallen2971 26 күн бұрын

Its amazing that presidents before him were accountable to the people. Crooks like Dump hace such an entitled attitude. Once a crook, always a crook.

@farmermike9262 26 күн бұрын

Gawd dawn craezee

@cygnusjabberwock 27 күн бұрын

Notice.

@magster6022 25 күн бұрын

I think the point of presidential immunity is to prevent presidents being impaired in the performance of the policies they were elected to handle. Now, AFTER they're out, that's something else.

@BaldBunny 26 күн бұрын

I don't know bro...I'm still undecided on who I'm gonna vote for.

@totonow6955 27 күн бұрын

A little on the nose

@eddiejoewalt7746 27 күн бұрын

0:38 = i knew that Reagan' s DARE Program was a load of

@cygnusjabberwock 27 күн бұрын

🎉food for thought..

@b-dub6865 25 күн бұрын

This would’ve been better had they shown all the former presidents who didn’t get immunity - Nixon & Watergate, Clinton & Lewinsky, Bush & his “War on Terror,” etc.

@indyanna1423 22 күн бұрын

@farmermike9262 26 күн бұрын

Trump supporters Luke to cherry pick the qualities of Trump. I wonder where this one falls😅

@bcb7443 26 күн бұрын

America was GREAT before tRump!

@Syrnian 19 күн бұрын

It does not exist.

@SuperRamon77777 26 күн бұрын

Trump is so way off

@shiftymcgee9359 26 күн бұрын

Imaging Nancy Reagan’s face if Ron admitted to smoking crack.

@BrinnerDang 21 күн бұрын

Reagan didn't just smoke crack, he was likely the largest distributor in history when he sold it in the inner cities to raise money for guns during Iran-Contra. He then went on to criminalize his own customers by implementing draconian drug laws that carried penalties up to 10 times those of other drug offences. Those laws are still on the books today. Under Reagan, the US prison population soared from 500K to 2.5M and counting. His policies effectively doomed millions of his own citizens to poverty and addiction while stripping entire generations of their voting rights. When Geo HW Bush took office, he immediately shut down any further investigation into Reagan's crimes, thus granting him total immunity through bureaucratic channeling. The 'Law and Order' party only seem interested in these concepts when it applies to their adversaries...