Staid Winnow: I thought the presidential power of pardon already so empowered every US president. Even if one argued that self-pardons are invalid, which branch of government can stop that?

I appeared on Gray TV today to discuss the Supreme Court's ruling today in favor of Donald Trump on immunity and the likely impact of that decision on each of the four pending prosecutions of Former President Trump. www.graydc.com/2024/07/01/s...

Supreme Court immunity ruling set to delay Trump’s criminal trialswww.graydc.com The conservative justices’ opinion that Trump is at least partially immune for what he did in office upends the timeline for his four criminal cases.

SCOTUS just effectively turned Biden into a dictator, which is weird.

I'd say it slightly differently. SCOTUS just empowered every US President to act like a dictator, without fear of criminal sanction. President Biden appears *highly unlikely* to exercise such powers. If FPOTUS returns to office, he has a runway to impose a fascist state.

I thought the presidential power of pardon already so empowered every US president. Even if one argued that self-pardons are invalid, which branch of government can stop that?

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