Paul Butler: It’s Going to Be Impossible to Ever Hold a U.S. President Accountable in a Criminal Court After ‘Bizarre Immunity Decision’

Mitchell And Paul Butler ░░░░░░░░ legal system is being ░░░░░░░░ now in a massive ░░░░░░░░ How confident are you ░░░░░░░░ it can withstand this ░░░░░░░░ stress test BUTLER You ░░░░░░░░ I have to say ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court is ░░░░░░░░ ultimate decider I m ░░░░░░░░ confident at all First ░░░░░░░░ had this bizarre immunity ░░░░░░░░ which if you believe ░░░░░░░░ Sotomayor s dissent it ░░░░░░░░ insulates the president from ░░░░░░░░ being held accountable in ░░░░░░░░ criminal court The majority ░░░░░░░░ says that it allows ░░░░░░░░ in certain instances but ░░░░░░░░ Sotomayor says don t ░░░░░░░░ the hype If you ░░░░░░░░ at the actual standard ░░░░░░░░ the court provides it ░░░░░░░░ going to be impossible ░░░░░░░░ ever hold a U ░░░░░░░░ president accountable again in ░░░░░░░░ court So in a ░░░░░░░░ today s decision may ░░░░░░░░ but a footnote to ░░░░░░░░ much larger story about ░░░░░░░░ expanding presence the expanding ░░░░░░░░ of the executive office ░░░░░░░░ the presidency of the ░░░░░░░░ States And again the ░░░░░░░░ Court is the majority ░░░░░░░░ the six justices ultra ░░░░░░░░ justices in the majority ░░░░░░░░ fully on board with ░░░░░░░░ expansion of presidential power.”