By Harold Pease, Ph. D
Should presidents of the United States have absolute immunity for their actions as President? The Supreme Court rules yes and no. Yes for actions constitutional, which has always been the case, but no for those that were not. As was the 1997 Bill Clinton vs Paula Jones sexual harassment case. Bill Clinton had to pay Paula Jones $850,000 in settlement. But the shield used for decades by some presidents to camouflaged their wrong doing has been removed. Their actions must fully comply with the Constitution. This immunity ruling considerably strengthens original intent of the Founding Fathers Constitution.
Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority of a 6 to 3 decision, held: “Under our constitutional structure of separated powers, the nature of Presidential power entitles a former President to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority. And he is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts. There is no immunity for unofficial acts.” (Trump v. United States, Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 23—939 .Argued April 25, 2024—decided July 1, 2024, Pp 5-43)
The Court categorized presidential immunity under three classifications: actions totally constitutional, actions presumed to be constitutional, and actions not constitutional. “For actions that fall within the outer perimeter of presidential responsibilities, but are not exclusive constitutional powers, the court granted at least a presumptive immunity This means that while the President is generally protected from the prosecution for these acts, this immunity can be challenged if the government can demonstrate that prosecuting these actions does not intrude on the executive branch’s function, no immunity for unofficial acts” (Ibid).
This part of the decision frightens and could destroy the Deep State. It follows: “The President enjoys no immunity for his unofficial acts, and not everything the President does is official. The President is not above the law. But under our system of separated powers, the President may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers, and he is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for his official acts…. That immunity applies equally to all occupants of the Oval Office.” (Ibid. Pp. 41–43).
The key word is unofficial, so what are unofficial acts? Here are some that can now come into focus because of the Courts immunity ruling on past presidents. Obama Administration: Creating the DACA program by executive order that allowed 470,597 illegal aliens children into U.S. its first year 2013. Obama and Biden’s orchestration of the Deep State’s 2014-15 color revolution in Ukraine making it a Deep State country. Joe’s $1 billion quid pro quo deal with Ukraine to fire Hunter Biden’s prosecutor. Hillary-Barack-Joe’s using backchannels and secret email addresses and names with foreign countries. Hillary and Barack’s Uranium I Deal—selling uranium to Iran. Obama’s shipping $1.7B in pallets of cash to Iran without congressional approval. Hillary’s destroying an email server and 33,000—some classified—emails subpoenaed by the House of Representatives. Hillary’s selling secrets to China, Iran, and Russia. Hillary and Barack’s spying on political opponent Trump in 2016 presidential election, going after their political opponent in 2016 and 2020, and rigging the 2020 presidential election—all unofficial acts—even treason at the highest level, and overthrowing the U.S. Government.
None of these were constitutional official actions. LibertyUnderFire.org published on most of these unofficial activities over the years and in my current events classes former students read about them. These stories were buried as fast as Deep State media outlets could do so but older readers still remember them. The Obama Administration was NOT scandal free.
The Biden Administration: Staging the January 6 Fedsurrection with at least 100 federal agents inciting violence then blaming it all on MAGA supporters and incarcerating hundreds, some with 20 year long sentences— creating political prisoners. Allowing the invasion of the country with unvetted illegal aliens, many criminals, a great many of them single-military-aged men; these to presumably vote in the 2024 election and to cause chaos when Donald Trump is reelected and after. Biden has illegally flown thousands of illegals from other countries, including children without parents, into this country. Biden’s over 20 shell companies to launder his ill-gotten gains from selling classified documents. Biden’s personal involvement in the four Trump indictments to interfere in the 2024 presidential election. His weaponization of the DOJ and FBI to classify Trump supporters as domestic terrorist. None of these activities are constitutional official business. The Supreme Count Immunity case requires the four Biden indictments, which are all unofficial acts, be returned to lower courts with the order that they document the constitution base for them before advancement. They can’t.
The Supreme Count Immunity case sets the stage to go after former presidents involved in the above unofficial, therefore unconstitutional, acts. It is a great victory for the Constitution which houses the rule of law under which all our leaders have sworn by oath to abide.
In the present information war between the patriots and the Deep State, we are in the exposure phase. Justice is the next phase but cannot begin until those who orchestrated the 2020 Coup d’état are fully revealed. Most Americas know now of the Deep State and realize that the 2020 presidential election was rigged by them. That is precisely why the MAGA movement is now the majority of Americans and Donald J. Trump, unless assassinated, will be reelected this November in the biggest landslide in American history. Over the next four years those who knowingly participated in this Coup will be tried in military tribunals and appropriate sentences given and future history books will record the last eight years as the 2nd American Revolution.
Look for the above unofficial acts to resurface as Biden is removed probably with the 25th Amendment and Hillary Clinton and the Obama’s come back into focus for November 5.
Dr. Harold Pease is an expert on the United States Constitution and a syndicated columnist. Read more of his weekly columns at www.LibertyUnderFire.org Column # 776 Subscribe now for free columns at this address. Help preserve our Republic while we still can by sharing this column.