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Ball of Thread

By: emptywheel's Marcy Wheeler
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  • emptywheel’s Marcy Wheeler unwinds the true story of the attack on democracy that is bringing the United States to the brink of fascism.
    2024
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  • Introduction - Things look bleak for the home team

    Introduction - Things look bleak for the home team
    May 13 2024

    If there is an exact date when Americans should have known their democracy was doomed, it could be April 25, 2024. That’s when the Supreme Court entertained arguments that Donald Trump, as an ex-president, enjoys “absolute immunity” for his actions while in office.

    The Republican-appointed men on the court made it clear that they not only wanted to delay the trial against Donald Trump related to his actions around January 6th, but at least three of them seemed eager to throw out the charges entirely.

    Marcy Wheeler explains how the arguments implicit in the questions from Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh reveal their terrifying view of the presidency’s powers, at least Republican presidents. Especially ones named Donald Trump.

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