Special Counsel Jack Smith files revised indictment against Donald Trump to satisfy Supreme Court ruling on immunity



Special Counsel Jack Smith filed another indictment against former President Donald Trump after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against some parts justices said were covered by presidential immunity.

The revised indictment from a Washington, D.C., grand jury is a slimmer version of the previous indictment, with the same charges of federal election subversion but with fewer allegations about Trump's conduct.

'The new indictment tries to address the Supreme Court ruling.'

Smith cited the 6-3 Supreme Court ruling from Jan.1 that found Trump had "absolute immunity" for acts committed in his official capacity as president or as a candidate.

“The superseding indictment, which was presented to a new grand jury that had not previously heard evidence in this case, reflects the Government’s efforts to respect and implement the Supreme Court’s holdings and remand instructions in Trump v. United States,” read a statement from the special counsel’s office.

The new indictment lands with only 70 days left in the presidential campaign.

The new indictment tries to address the Supreme Court ruling while pressing on with the charges against Trump. In one example, the court documents accuse Trump of obstructing the Electoral College certification proceedings on Jan. 6, 2021, and specifically assert that he had no official role in those proceedings.

“The Defendant had no official responsibilities related to the certification proceeding, but he did have a personal interest as a candidate in being named the winner of the election,” the indictment said.

Trump has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

A Biden campaign adviser had lambasted the July ruling from the Supreme Court.

"Donald Trump snapped after he lost the 2020 election and encouraged a mob to overthrow the results of a free and fair election," read the statement. "Trump is already running for president as a convicted felon for the very same reason he sat idly by while the mob violently attacked the Capitol: he thinks he's above the law and is willing to do anything to gain and hold onto power for himself."

The spokesperson went on to claim that President Joe Biden would defeat Trump in November, but the president has since dropped out of the race.

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Glenn Beck RIPS Joe Biden for hypocritical response to SCOTUS ruling



President Biden might need to take a break from the podium.

After the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity, the president gave a speech slamming the court’s ruling — which granted former president Donald Trump absolute immunity for presidential actions and presumptive immunity for “official actions.”

Biden claimed in his speech that the ruling allows Trump to do anything, including going after political opponents with the law.

“What I’ve been hearing, Glenn, over the past 24 hours, my understanding is the Supreme Court gave a James Bond license to kill to the president of the United States,” Stu Burguiere jokes to Glenn Beck.

And he’s not wrong — as that is what Biden alluded to.

“This nation was founded on the principle there are no kings in America. Each, each of us is equal before the law. No one is above the law,” Biden said, stumbling through his words. “Today's decision almost certainly means that there are virtually no limits to what a president can do.”

“It’s a dangerous precedent, because the power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law,” the president continued.

Glenn can’t believe what he’s hearing and points out the blatant hypocrisy.

“What they’re saying is he’s going to silence speech. Donald Trump will silence any dissent. And that’s not happening now,” Glenn says sarcastically.

“Let’s say you’re running against a guy who Donald Trump didn’t think he could beat, then he would just make up some charges and then get the guy arrested and then keep him, you know, in the court system, until you finally got him into jail. That’s what Trump could do,” he adds.

Biden was being a hypocrite regarding not only the attempted jailing of Trump but also the jailing of those who participated in the protests on January 6.

“If we’re really going to go all the way, what should be terrifying is that Donald Trump could just round up a whole group of people because he didn’t like them, you know what I mean?” Glenn says.

However, as the Supreme Court ruled, the president’s actions must be constitutional.

“If the president acts in an unconstitutional way, then you can get him. But unless it’s unconstitutional, he can’t do it. So it would be unconstitutional to round up the people that disagreed with you. It would be unconstitutional to silence those who oppose you. It would be unconstitutional to go after your opposing political foe and try to put them in jail,” Glenn continues.

“All things that Joe Biden is currently doing.”


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Ocasio-Cortez promises to file for impeachment against Supreme Court justices after decision on Trump immunity



Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) of New York accused the U.S. Supreme Court of corruption and promised to file articles of impeachment after the court's decision on presidential immunity.

The court said Monday that former President Donald Trump did have some form of presidential immunity for official acts but not for those acts that could be classified as unofficial.

'The Supreme Court has become consumed by a corruption crisis beyond its control.'

“Under our constitutional structure of separated powers, the nature of Presidential power entitles a former President to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority," read the majority decision. "And he is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts. There is no immunity for unofficial acts."

The 6-3 decision was split along ideological lines.

Democrats and others critical of Trump were incensed at the decision and accused the court of being biased in favor of the former president. Among the most histrionic of voices was Ocasio-Cortez.

"The Supreme Court has become consumed by a corruption crisis beyond its control. Today’s ruling represents an assault on American democracy," she wrote on her official social media account.

"It is up to Congress to defend our nation from this authoritarian capture," she added. "I intend on filing articles of impeachment upon our return."

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) of Minnesota responded in support of Ocasio-Cortez.

"It’s time, let’s get it done!" she posted on social media.

Ocasio-Cortez had previously said that Justice Clarence Thomas should be impeached over accusations of alleged bribery, but she admitted that it would be nearly impossible with Republicans controlling the House of Representatives.

While Trump proclaimed it a "BIG WIN" for the Constitution and for Democracy, others noted that the ruling found that no court had set forth the manner to distinguish an official act of the president from an unofficial act.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in her dissent that the ruling had inappropriately given Trump all immunity he asked for and more.

"It makes a mockery of the principle, foundational to our Constitution and system of Government, that no man is above the law," wrote Soyomayor in part. "Because our Constitution does not shield a former President from answering for criminal and treasonous acts, I dissent."

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