SIGN NOW: the Supreme Court must not delay Trump’s accountability >>
John,
Right now, Trump is pushing for EVERY possible delay of his criminal trials until after the election – and just this week he was successful in postponing his Florida and Georgia criminal trials. [1]
NO ONE, not even a former president, should be allowed to delay justice. Voters deserve to know the outcome of these criminal trials before we head to the polls this November. That’s why Common Cause took legal action urging SCOTUS to reject Trump’s attempts to delay his way out of legal accountability.
In the amicus brief we submitted to the Supreme Court, we urge the justices to issue a speedy REJECTION of the outrageous claims of absolute presidential immunity in the election subversion case – so that accountability is not postponed any longer. [2]
Tell the Supreme Court: Voters deserve a full trial in the election subversion case before the November election. SCOTUS must act quickly and decisively to SHUT DOWN Trump’s desperate efforts to postpone justice.
John, Justice delayed is justice denied. We MUST make sure the Supreme Court decides this issue with the same urgency that it has in other significant presidential cases.
Polls consistently show that a strong majority of voters want Trump to stand trial before the November election – with many saying it will factor into their voting decision. [3]
That’s because Trump is facing serious felony charges – including trying to subvert the 2020 election by fomenting a violent attack on the Capitol and pressuring state election administrators to overrule the will of 80 million voters.
The centerpiece of his delay tactics has been his self-described “very, very unique and extensive” argument that a president has complete and total immunity for ANY crimes committed while in office.
So far, court after court has rejected this outlandish argument – but the time taken to entertain these outrageous claims still feed the overarching strategy of postponing his four criminal trials. And in this election subversion case, the Supreme Court’s slow scheduling has brought the former president’s scheme to the brink of success.
You see, the Supreme Court is moving at a snail’s pace. They scheduled oral arguments for over four months after they were asked to weigh in on the immunity issue. Compare that to the two months the Court was able to hear AND issue a decision in Trump v. Anderson, blocking Colorado from removing Trump from the ballot.
Sign the Petition: Voters need an answer on Trump’s criminal trial before we head to the polls this November. SCOTUS must reject the absolute presidential immunity argument quickly and definitively – or risk tarnishing its legitimacy.
John, I hope you’ll join me in speaking out. We simply can’t bend the laws and our entire judicial system to give one man preferential treatment. No one, not even Trump, should be allowed to foment political violence to try to hijack the vote of the people, without accountability.
Thanks for all you do,
Kathay Feng, Vice President of Programs
and the team at Common Cause
[1] https://apnews.com/article/trump-fani-willis-georgia-election-indictment-31ca3234b244126cbe412dc279fd0562
[2] https://www.commoncause.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-0408-Trump-v-US-Immunity-Amicus-Brief.pdf
[3] https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/03/18/poll-conviction-trump-2024-elections-00147338
