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Trump says he's immune from lawsuits for inciting violence... (Original Post) askyagerz Apr 2017 OP
He is about to find out he's wrong Warpy Apr 2017 #1
Trump's lawyers should head to the law library and read Clinton v. Jones, The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #2
Exactly, this has been decided by SCOTUS already. nt WePurrsevere Apr 2017 #6
Trump thinks being president is the same thing as being king. FuzzyRabbit Apr 2017 #3
I guess next time he can just say take em out askyagerz Apr 2017 #4
Trump is losing a number of lawsuits lately Gothmog Apr 2017 #5

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,661 posts)
2. Trump's lawyers should head to the law library and read Clinton v. Jones,
Sat Apr 15, 2017, 04:28 PM
Apr 2017

520 U.S. 681 (1997). In a unanimous decision the Supreme Court held that a president is not immune from civil suits for acts done before taking office. https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/95-1853.ZS.html

FuzzyRabbit

(1,967 posts)
3. Trump thinks being president is the same thing as being king.
Sat Apr 15, 2017, 04:36 PM
Apr 2017

He thinks he can rule by decree, so he decreed that he can't be sued.

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