Trump lawyers tell Supreme Court that Constitution doesn’t apply to the president

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1. When you tell a narcissist that he’s above the law don’t be surprised when he takes you at your word.

2. Lol this is bonkers

3. JFC

   morons. we are fucking doomed.

4. the constitution was made specifically to control power-hungry presidents like him. it is *meant* to stop people like trump as its sole purpose

5. My mom once told the judge that child protection laws don’t apply to her

6. Sounds like grounds for immediate disbarment of those lawyers.

7. So the very thing that the President is sworn to uphold, he is not subject to himself? That is one fucked up line of thinking…

8. The argument is apparently that the president can do literally anything he wants, and not only can judges not tell him not to do it even if it’s blatantly unlawful, he can keep doing it except to individuals who successfully sue. Whether they’d be even allowed to form a class action is unclear, but if you’re not part of a lawsuit, the president can go on doing illegal and unconstitutional things to you.

   Justice Thomas approves!

9. We the people beg to differ.

10. Well why did we throw King George III out the door in the first place?

11. I mean, considering that the DOJ shielded Nixon in much of Watergate, it’s becoming clear conservatives certainly want a conservative, theocratic monarchy, and we’re finally seeing the decades-long mission to erode accountability coming into fruition.

12. So swearing the oath doesn’t mean anything at all if it doesn’t apply to you?

    This should be immediate disbarment from Trump’s chumps.

13. I hope they’re just setting the lawyer up to invoke the 14th, section 3. Because all Trump’s lawyer is describing is treason.

14. Should be grounds for immediate disbarment of the lawyers and impeachment of trump. The president quite literally swears to uphold the constitution. It doesn’t work if the constitution doesn’t apply to the president

15. >Trump claims that only those legally in the United States are “subject to” American jurisdiction

    If this was true, wouldn’t it mean they can’t be deported, since the US wouldn’t have the jurisdiction to even interact with them?

16. So why did he swear an oath?

17. The Constitution applies to EVERYONE in this country. Even the POTUS. He swore to uphold it, not piss on it, then set it on fire!

    CLOWN!

18. I mean, after SCOTUS basically gave POTUS immunity for official acts, it’s not that extreme of a jump.

19. 8647

20. Upholding the Constitution is *literally* his only job.

21. Done, 86 this traitor

22. The constitution is literally what gives him the power to BE president. Lmao

23. If there is ONLY ONE PERSON in the ENTIRE FUCKING COUNTRY that it applies to, it’s the goddamn president. Holy fucking shit, these people suck more and more (Trump dick) every fucking day.

24. The president takes an oath to uphold the constitution as do the lawyers. The lawyers are complicit and actively attacking our constitution and there should be ramifications

25. 8647 – Time to revoke his presidency and put him behind bars.

26. Would be real fucking cool if Roberts did the correct thing for once. I know he does it for like every 10 bad decisions he makes.

27. >Constitution doesn’t apply to the president

    Presidential oath: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, **preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.**”

    It’s in the oath. These lawyers are bonkers and so is the president.

28. Cool, so he has absolutely no rights then.

29. Good luck, America.

    You had a great run and gave the world so much hope and prosperity and a bright, shining city on the hill. But you are now firmly in full fascist mode and the world is watching in horror.

    I really hope that the world can weather this disaster but I am getting less hopeful by the day as I see no checks and balances on the MAGA-induced insanity.

30. That sounds like treason to me

31. From a certain perspective, it’s good to see the greatest country in the world derail like that, pure entertainment.

32. lol so the presidents in recent history before him were truly just *better ppl* than he is since the constitution couldn’t have applied to them either (right??) and they (apparently, according to his lawyers) *voluntarily* upheld it?

    i know we all know this, but it’s nuts that they’re using it as a legal argument.

33. If the constitution doesn’t apply to the President (Trump), then he is not the President, as the constitution is what makes him President.

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