[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition to say: No president (including Trump) should have
"absolute immunity" for crimes they commit!
Dear MoveOn member,
The Supreme Court just announced that it would hear twice-impeached Donald
Trump's claims that he should be immune from federal charges, including
the indictments for his interference with the 2020 election—scheduling the
oral arguments for late April and paving the way for Trump to continue to
delay accountability and avoid facing trial before Election Day.^1 In
other words, this corrupt court, stacked with Trump's nominees, is
clearing a pathway for Trump to return to office before the public can
hear the case against him or the justice system has the chance to hold him
accountable.
A D.C. circuit court ruled unanimously that Donald Trump does not have
full, "absolute immunity" from ever being prosecuted for anything just
because he was president.^2 Trump is asking the Supreme Court to block
this decision, granting him immunity from prosecution, clearly hoping that
the right-wing justices—three of whom he appointed and one of whom has a
direct conflict of interest in this case—will shield him from
accountability yet again. [ [link removed] ]Not on our watch.
The 14th Amendment of the Constitution explicitly states that elected
leaders who have engaged in an insurrection can never hold public office
again.^3 And while we wait for the Supreme Court decision on whether Trump
is even allowed on the ballot for his involvement in the January 6
insurrection, SCOTUS is further delaying the likelihood that voters will
even have the chance to hear all the evidence of Trump’s crimes before
they cast their votes in November.^4,5
[ [link removed] ]John, we must act now. Will you sign the urgent petition to
demand that no president have "absolute immunity"?
Donald Trump must be stopped. He is not above the law, and he and any
other president should not have "absolute immunity" from prosecution for
his crimes and attacks on our democracy.
[4]Sign the petition
Our democracy is under threat. Now more than ever, we have to make it
clear: Nobody is above the law—especially not the leaders we elect. We
must hold Trump accountable for the crimes he's committed; he cannot be
deemed "absolutely immune."
Trump’s legal argument that anyone who's been president has "absolute
immunity" from prosecution for any crimes they commit couldn't be more
dangerous or wrong. Just imagine what else he would attempt if that were
the case.
[ [link removed] ]Enough! No president, including Donald Trump, should have "absolute
immunity" from being prosecuted. Will you sign the petition?
Last summer, special counsel Jack Smith charged Trump with four federal
felonies for conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election,
leading up to and on January 6.^6 Yet Trump claims he should be fully
immune from prosecution for the crimes he committed and is relying on the
far-right, Trump-stacked court to save him.
Trump will exhaust all options to avoid accountability for the crimes he's
committed. This is just his latest attempt, but if he's successful, the
consequences are grave. If the Supreme Court insists on taking up his
appeal, they must do so IMMEDIATELY and rule against him, denying Trump
full, absolute immunity.
[ [link removed] ]He must be stopped before it's too late. Click here to sign the
petition.
This isn't the last time the Supreme Court will weigh in on efforts to
hold Trump accountable. As federal prosecutors prepare their case against
him, the Supreme Court may be asked to determine if the trial can proceed.
Donald Trump thinks he's above the law and should not be held to the same
standards as the rest of us. And that’s really because he’s trying to get
out of his federal election subversion criminal trial before November's
election.
His thinking is, if he can just make it through the election and win,
he’ll get the chance to pardon himself. We can't let that happen.
[ [link removed] ]Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to
your friends.
Thanks for all you do.
–Allison, Alexis, Kelsey, Ankur, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "In Taking Up Trump's Immunity Claim, Supreme Court Bolstered His Delay
Strategy," The New York Times, February 28, 2024
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2. "Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Trump's Immunity Claim, Setting Arguments
for April," The New York Times, February 28, 2024
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3. "Everything you need to know about Trump and the 14th Amendment,"
Politico, December 29, 2023
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4. Ibid.
5. "In Taking Up Trump’s Immunity Claim, Supreme Court Bolstered His Delay
Strategy," The New York Times, February 28, 2024
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6. "What to know about Trump's 4 indictments and the criminal charges,"
CBS News, August 15, 2023
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