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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6 days
Breaking News: Manhattan prosecutors agreed to delay Donald Trump’s criminal sentencing to weigh whether the Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity should void his felony conviction for covering up hush money paid to a porn star.
Manhattan Prosecutors Agree to Delay Trump’s Sentencingwww.nytimes.com Donald J. Trump’s lawyers want to argue that a Supreme Court decision giving presidents immunity for official acts should void his felony conviction for covering up hush money paid to a porn star.
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Chris The Hairy @hairychris.bsky.social · 6 days
Um, didn't he do that before he became president? Linear time is a thing.
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I watched C-beams glitter in the dark... @accidentalflyer.bsky.social · 6 days
Some pieces of the evidences happened literally in the white house (signing checks)
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Michael Markowitz @markowitz.bsky.social · 6 days
But they weren’t official acts by any definition.
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StormRider @stormrider.tv · 6 days
that's the fun part, only SCOTUS gets to define what's official now I'm sure you can see where that's headed
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mxhrad @mxhrad.bsky.social · 6 days
Absolutely. John Roberts will declare that illegally paying a porn star with whom you cheated on your wife is an official act.