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John Oliver calls out Supreme Court for serious conflict of interest in Trump immunity case.
“The court is now considering a major unanswered question,” Oliver said. Can a former president be criminally prosecuted for actions taken while in office? This is an interesting question and immediately yes. Yes. A former president can be criminally prosecuted for actions taken while in office. “This is one of those questions that should have a really obvious answer.”
Oliver later discussed SCOTUS's conflict of interest:
And on top of all this, there is a very clear conflict of interest in the Supreme Court, especially this conflict of interest.
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Because Clarence Thomas has not recused himself from the case, despite, as we mentioned earlier, his wife supporting Trump's efforts to overturn the election. So, Thomas is in a difficult moral situation here. And it feels really important to remind him that there is a way out, a smooth, vast, glorious way out, that comes with gas money in abundance.
But, our window for taking offers closes in two weeks, Clarence, so please get in touch. I've got a contract right here in both of our names. TIC Toc.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85gylQVVhjQ
The Supreme Court docket shouldn’t hear this case, as a result of there is no such thing as a unresolved authorized query right here. The concept a extremely controversial choose like Clarence Thomas was speculated to vote on whether or not or not the Court docket would hear a case, and now that the Supreme Court docket has determined to take the case, he’ll get an opportunity to rule on a case.
The entire state of affairs smacks of the sort of corruption which is the basis cause why this Supreme Court docket has misplaced all credibility among the many American folks. Till Clarence Thomas is gone, the issue of corruption within the Supreme Court docket will persist.
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