On July 1, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling that effectively endorses the theory of presidential immunity, a concept famously associated with President Richard Nixon. According to the ruling, actions taken by a sitting president, even those involving cover-ups or national security breaches, would be protected under presumptive immunity. This decision implies that Nixon would have been immune from prosecution for actions such as the Watergate cover-up and the Brookings Institution and Fielding break-ins. The ruling has sparked significant debate and controversy, with critics arguing that it grants excessive power to the presidency.
TL:DR “When the President does it, it’s not illegal.” Nixon. And now SCOTUS. https://t.co/aLxaZlMU8X
oh you *know* that Nixon, in his grave, spit out whatever he was drinking when he saw today's immunity ruling "the Supreme Court said WHAT?!" https://t.co/QhYQxYWWwq
So Nixon would likely have been immune under the standard the Court makes up today.
The Supreme Court just made Nixon's theory of the presidency the law of the land. They should have just done it on the 4th of July and given us a neat number of years to put on the epitaph.
Today's big winner at SCOTUS: President Richard Nixon. He would have had presumptive immunity for everything for the coverup (to protect the presidency) & the Brookings/Fielding break-ins (natl security). Nixon had zero role in ordering the Watergate break-in itself. @dick_nixon https://t.co/g00tzNBgVT