Trump's Illegal Acts [View all]

[Baron2024]

I think one day the Supreme Court's decision on Presidential immunity may be overturned, if the Republic survives or is reborn in the future. The ruling states that Presidents can not be prosecuted for "official acts". But the powers of the President are defined by the Constitution and limited by it. If the President engages in unlawful and unconstitutional acts, these acts by definition can not be "official" since they are outside of the scope of the constitutional powers of the Presidency. Illegal and unconstitutional acts can not therefore be "official".

What Trump (and Musk) are doing by defunding and destroying agencies and programs is illegal and unconstitutional. It is an usurpation of the constitutional powers of the Congress. It is not within the legal power of the President and his agents to do this. So since it is not within the constitutional powers of the President it can not be "official". As such, the President and his agents could be held accountable for these crimes and perhaps one day might be prosecuted for these crimes.