MSNBC host Joy Reid unleashed a torrent of criticism at the Supreme Court’s decision to grant former President Donald Trump immunity. In a landmark 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court vindicated Trump’s long-held assertion that he is immune from criminal prosecution for actions taken in his official capacity, including his controversial tweets prior to the January 6, 2021, Capitol breach.

Reid, known for her outlandish liberal commentary, made up a dire scenario where Trump’s reinstatement could lead to a total repeal of progressive 20th-century reforms. “This election is no longer about the old guy that’s in the White House now… It’s above me now. There’s a Waffle House next door. There’s a Best Western next door as well,” Reid ranted, dismissing current President Joe Biden’s role.

“Donald John Trump cannot be allowed back into the White House. Because if you combine that madman with this court, two of whose members are insurrectionists, one of whom flew an upside down flag at his home… You combine this court, two of whose members are going to immediately resign and put 30 year olds in there, including probably the guy who wrote the opinion in the beaters case, meaning that beaters should be able to get machine guns, which by the way, they have now arrogated to themselves the power to decide all federal rules, everything.”

“The century when super-rich white men, unchecked and untaxed, amassed great wealth, passed it down with no taxation to their descendants, and pretended that they had earned it on their own, that they were just masters of the universe,” Reid claimed. “They want that era back. They think that the 20th century was an abomination and they are dismantling it. They’re coming for every single one of our rights. They’re not done. They’re not done. If you love having your freedom, having the freedom for contraception, LGBTQ rights, that’s going too.”

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In April the court heard arguments from Trump’s attorneys stating that his actions involving classified documents and J6, both central to his two federal cases, were protected under presidential immunity. Smith, the Biden Justice Department prosecutor, countered that Trump was acting as a private citizen when he allegedly took classified documents from the White House for his own personal possession and when he encouraged supporters to breach the Capitol in an attempt to prevent Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 election.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, wrote in a dissent that the court’s majority ruling “makes a mockery of the principle, foundational to our Constitution and system of Government, that no man is above the law.”

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On Monday morning, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of granting presidents absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions undertaken in their official capacity. The decision, deeply rooted in a constitutional debate, had massive implications for the presidency and the legal landscape surrounding the 2024 election.

Justice Sotomayor, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson in her dissent, claimed that the decision undermined the foundational principles of American law. Sotomayor wrote, “Today’s decision to grant former Presidents criminal immunity reshapes the institution of the Presidency. It makes a mockery of the principle, foundational to our Constitution and system of Government, that no man is above the law.”

“Relying on little more than its own misguided wisdom about the need for ‘bold and unhesitating action’ by the President, the Court gives former President Trump all the immunity he asked for and more,” she lamented. “Because our Constitution does not shield a former President from answering for criminal and treasonous acts, I dissent.”

“The Court now confronts a question it has never had to answer in the Nation’s history: Whether a former President enjoys immunity from federal criminal prosecution. The majority thinks he should, and so it invents an atextual, ahistorical, and unjustifiable immunity that puts the President above the law,” Sotomayor wrote.

“Never in the history of our Republic has a President had reason to believe that he would be immune from criminal prosecution if he used the trappings of his office to violate the criminal law. Moving forward, however, all former Presidents will be cloaked in such immunity. If the occupant of that office misuses official power for personal gain, the criminal law that the rest of us must abide will not provide a backstop.”

She finished, “With fear for our democracy, I dissent.”

In April the court heard arguments from Trump’s attorneys stating that his actions involving classified documents and J6, both central to his two federal cases, were protected under presidential immunity. Smith, the Biden Justice Department prosecutor, countered that Trump was acting as a private citizen when he allegedly took classified documents from the White House for his own personal possession and when he encouraged supporters to storm the Capitol in an attempt to prevent Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 election.

“The President enjoys no immunity for his unofficial acts, and not everything the President does is official,” the majority wrote. “The President is not above the law. But Congress may not criminalize the President’s conduct in carrying out the responsibilities of the Executive Branch under the Constitution. And the system of separated powers designed by the Framers has always demanded an energetic, independent Executive.”

“The President therefore may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers, and he is entitled, at a minimum, to a presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts. That immunity applies equally to all occupants of the Oval Office, regardless of politics, policy, or party.”

“BIG WIN FOR OUR CONSTITUTION AND DEMOCRACY. PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!” Trump exclaimed on his signature social media platform, Truth Social. He later told Fox the decision is a “big win for our Constitution and for democracy.”

“I have been harassed by the Democrat Party, Joe Biden, Obama and their thugs, fascists and communists for years,” Trump said Monday. “And now the courts have spoken.” He added: “This is a big win for our Constitution and for democracy. Now I am free to campaign like anyone else. We are leading in every poll – by a lot – and we will make America great again.”

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Amid the bustling political climate as the 2024 Presidential election approaches, AtlasIntel, whose predictions were spot-on in 2020, released a new poll that places former President Donald Trump ahead of President Joe Biden. The data comes at a critical time as public concern regarding Joe Biden’s cognitive health and fitness for office has escalated following his debate with Trump.

For months, there has been growing unease among the electorate regarding whether Biden is capable of fulfilling the demands of the presidency. This concern has grown significantly following Thursday’s debate performance, which many viewed as lackluster compared to Trump’s commanding presence. The debate intensified discussions within the Democratic Party, with nearly half of its members now expressing their doubts about Biden’s candidacy.

AtlasIntel, whose insights have been heralded for their accuracy, conducted a poll that revealed Trump leading Biden by 5.2 points in a full-ballot estimate. This is an increase from a February poll by the same agency, which had Trump leading by 2 points.

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Trump leads the race for the White House with 45.5% of voting intentions, while Joe Biden sits at 40.3%, according to the Atlas poll released on GPS CNN this Saturday.
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They not only nailed the 2020 popular vote but also accurately captured the mood in 2022. Now, their data suggests a solidifying lead for Trump, placing him at 45.5% over Biden’s 40.3%, with Robert Kennedy Jr. picking up 10% of the vote as a third-party candidate.

In the aftermath of the debate, a retreat at Camp David was swiftly organized, where Biden’s closest family and advisors rallied to strategize and bolster his campaign. The meeting aimed to mitigate the fallout and stabilize his campaign which seems increasingly besieged by public skepticism and internal party doubts. However, according to AtlasIntel, 48% of Americans now believe Biden should withdraw from the race, a stark increase post-debate. Only 9.3% think there is a high chance Biden will actually drop out.

New poll from AtlasIntel, n = 1,634 RV sample, has Trump leading Biden by +5.2 on a full-ballot (post-debate data is included).

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Other findings from the poll included 56.3% disapprove of Biden’s performance as President while only 39.7% approve. 52.5% said they evaluated Biden’s performance as “bad/terrible,” 29.4% said “excellent/good,” and 17.6% said “regular.”

The poll indicates a potential turning point in the 2024 Presidential race, signaling a growing appetite for change, possibly swayed by perceptions of leadership strength and clarity—a domain where Trump seems to have an edge. Now, the Democrats face a crucial decision: rally behind Biden or reconsider their strategy in light of burgeoning internal and external pressures.

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48% of Americans believe Biden should drop out of the race, while 44% think he should stay in, according to the latest Atlas poll.

After the debate, Biden’s permanence as the Democratic candidate was widely questioned. pic.twitter.com/OTRnOLvy2w

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In terms of topics, Biden led the most of over Trump with +14 points in environment protection, while Trump separated himself with +13 points over the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Trump has led the way in: China- U.S. competition, national debt, immigration, war in Ukraine, combatting taxes, corruption, job growth, and safeguarding democracy. Besides environment, Biden only led in two other categories: health care and inequality.

Trump continued his momentum on Monday by celebrating the Supreme Court’s ruling that grants broad immunity to sitting presidents for “official” acts. The 2024 frontrunner described the decision as a validation of his claims of being targeted by a political witch hunt led by Biden and Special Prosecutor Jack Smith. The ruling, authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, stated that presidents cannot be prosecuted for exercising their core constitutional powers. However, the court noted that non-official acts are still subject to prosecution.

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The airwaves of “Morning Joe” had a noticeable void this Monday morning, as co-host Joe Scarborough was nowhere to be seen. The absence comes in the wake of a fiery on-air disagreement with his co-host and wife, Mika Brzezinski, who spent Friday’s opening segment lavishly praising President Joe Biden.

Scarborough’s empty seat caused some speculation and among viewers, given his recent critical comments about Biden’s ability to continue campaigning for the 2024 Presidential race. The discord between the co-hosts erupted after Joe Biden’s debated performance against former President Donald Trump last Thursday.

While Brzezinski opened the show with commendations for Biden, Scarborough had previously called for Biden to consider withdrawing from the 2024 race due to a less-than-stellar debate showing. Brzezinski, undeterred by her husband’s critiques, argued that Biden’s public appearances post-debate were markedly improved, describing them as “night and day” compared to his performance during the debate.

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“Okay, hold on a second. I — I agree with everything you said, except for the last part of it. Everybody calm down, and I’ll tell you why. It’s fine to not spin what happened last night and we’re not going to,” Brzezinski started. Scarborough butted in to refute the charge. “By the way Mika, everybody’s calm here. You’re the only one raising your voice. Everybody is calm here.”

Continuing on, Brzezinski said the knee-jerk tendency of “let’s just pull this, let’s end this, let’s find someone else” is tantamount to admitting defeat. “That’s not what Mike said,” Scarborough interjected.

“That, uh, attitude toward this is what I am saying slow down on because, again, there’s no spinning it, but let’s be balanced. Let’s for once show some balance in a media world that is so shrill with imbalance that we’ve become inured to these two candidates,” she finished before turning to another panelist.

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“Wait, wait, I just have to stop you,” Scarborough said. “First of all, we always show balance. Second, nobody’s panicking. I said these are questions that Democrats and Joe Biden needed to ask themselves, and Mike said he missed one pitch down the middle after another, wasn’t up to it last night… so I will say it’s not panic. It’s not being panicked to understand what’s at stake and the window is closing very quickly. And if last night did not reveal that to you and other Democrats, then it needs to be revealed pretty soon.”

Weeks before the first debate, Democrats reportedly settled on a desperate last-minute strategy to replace Biden if his first debate performance went worse than expected, which by all accounts it did. In this scenario, some of the party’s top leaders — including former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, as well as congressional leaders like Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) — would need to form a unified front in proposing to Biden that he step aside for the good of defeating Trump. “It would have to be the four of them collectively,” one source told the Daily Mail.

A wall of negative media coverage overwhelmed post-debate coverage as nearly all opinion columnists at the New York Times, Washington Post, and other staples of mainstream media declared Biden’s performance an unmitigated disaster. If he remains in the race, the 81-year-old will face off against Donald Trump one final time on September 10th in a debate that will be televised by ABC.

Former President Donald Trump declared a “big win” on Monday less than an hour after the Supreme Court handed down a historic ruling issuing broad immunity to sitting presidents during the commission of “official” acts.

On Truth Social and in an interview with Fox News, the Republican leader was boisterous in touting the decision as a vindication of his years-long assertion that he is the victim of a “witch hunt” and “political hit job” perpetuated by President Joe Biden and by extension Jack Smith, the Justice Department special prosecutor who is leading two federal cases against him.

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“BIG WIN FOR OUR CONSTITUTION AND DEMOCRACY. PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!” Trump exclaimed on his signature social media platform. He later told Fox the decision is a “big win for our Constitution and for democracy.”

“I have been harassed by the Democrat Party, Joe Biden, Obama and their thugs, fascists and communists for years,” Trump told Fox News Digital. “And now the courts have spoken.” He added: “This is a big win for our Constitution and for democracy. Now I am free to campaign like anyone else. We are leading in every poll – by a lot – and we will make America great again.”

Writing for the six-member majority, Chief Justice John Roberts declared that presidents have broad authority to exercise their discretion without fear of prosecution, sending the specific contours of a ruling back down to the lower courts for hammering out. “The President therefore may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers, and he is entitled, at a minimum, to a presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts,” the majority opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts states. “That immunity applies equally to all occupants of the Oval Office, regardless of politics, policy, or party.”

Smith will likely try to leverage admissions in the ruling that not all acts taken by a sitting president may be considered “official,” and indeed non-official acts are open to prosecution. Despite timeline constraints, the prosecutor is continuing to pursue felony charges against Trump related to the classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago and Trump’s statements related to the January 6th, 2021 riots at the Capitol. Future hearings in Florida and D.C. federal courts will give him an opportunity to argue that Trump’s handling of the documents and tweets urging his supporters to demonstrate at the capital were done in his capacity as a private citizen.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, wrote in a dissent that the court’s majority ruling “makes a mockery of the principle, foundational to our Constitution and system of Government, that no man is above the law.”

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vindicated former President Trump, who has argued for more than three years he is immune from criminal prosecution stemming from his statements and actions surrounding the January 6th, 2021 riots at the Capitol.

In a 6-3 decision, justices found that the president enjoys constitutional protection from criminal prosecution related to all actions taken in an official capacity. Those would ostensibly include President Trump’s tweets in the days leading up to J6, which cast a pall over nation’s capital as a protestor was killed and several Capitol police officers died just days afterward. That immunity does not extend to unofficial acts, the court reasoned, leaving special counsel Jack Smith an opening to continue his two federal cases against Trump.

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“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 Congress may not criminalize the President’s conduct in carrying out the responsibilities of the Executive Branch under the Constitution. And the system of separated powers designed by the Framers has always demanded an energetic, independent Executive. The President therefore may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers, and he is entitled, at a minimum, to a presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts. That immunity applies equally to all occupants of the Oval Office, regardless of politics, policy, or party,” the majority wrote according to the Post Millennial.

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“The judgement of the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit is vacated, and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion,” the six-member majority added.

In April the court heard arguments from Trump’s attorneys stating that his actions involving classified documents and J6, both central to his two federal cases, were protected under presidential immunity. Smith, the Biden Justice Department prosecutor, countered that Trump was acting as a private citizen when he allegedly took classified documents from the White House for his own personal possession and when he encouraged supporters to storm the Capitol in an attempt to prevent Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 election.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, wrote in a dissent that the court’s majority ruling “makes a mockery of the principle, foundational to our Constitution and system of Government, that no man is above the law.”

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Liberal comedian Bill Maher argued that Democrats should find solace in President Joe Biden’s debate performance, arguing that it could lead to younger leaders taking his place.

Democrats have been undergoing much soul searching following Biden’s shaky debate performance on Thursday, which has led many to question his mental acuity. Maher was among these, but in an op-ed for the New York Times, he argued that there was a silver lining to be found in the performance.

Maher gave a scathing review of Biden’s performance, calling it the “debate from hell — worst episode of ‘The Golden Bachelor’ ever.”

“Well, now it’s on the table, where it always should have been,” he said of Biden’s mental acuity.

Despite this, he argued that Democrats could salvage the situation by having an open convention rather than the swearing-in ceremony Biden intended.

“Let’s move the plotline forward. Democrats could not buy, with all of George Soros’s money, the enthusiasm, engagement and interest they would get from having an open convention — and in Chicago no less, famous for Democratic convention drama,” Maher wrote.

Maher’s implication was that Biden would be made to step aside and another, younger candidate installed in his place. His preferred candidate is Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA).

“Watching him make the case against Mr. Trump in the pre-debate interviews and defend Mr. Biden post-debate reminded me: This guy is good at this,” he wrote. “Yes, he has too much California baggage — some of which I don’t love — but the contrast between how he prosecutes the case against Mr. Trump and how Mr. Biden did couldn’t be clearer. He is forceful, is never at a loss for words or stats, never stumbles, is never intimidated. He’s unbullyable, and that’s important against Mr. Trump. People are attracted to what looks like strength, much more than specific policies. And he looks great on TV.”

Whatever the case, Maher stressed that any younger candidate is needed to defeat Trump in November.

Maher’s calls being heeded appear unlikely, however, as Biden has shown no signs of stepping down. His family and team have spent their time since Thursday allaying fears that Biden could or should be replaced.

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Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki cast heavy doubt on Maher’s suggestion last week.

“But there is no question the next few weeks are going to be rocky for the Biden campaign,” Psaki wrote. “There will be ongoing discussions about the possibility of an open convention, and about replacing Biden on the ticket. While that may sound like a good idea on editorial pages, it would be quite challenging to pull off. The public has already chosen Biden, and a brokered convention means party delegates — and not the public — pick the nominee (from a large field of ambitious and talented people) in what would also be a messy and divisive process.”

President Joe Biden accused the Supreme Court of doing a “terrible disservice” to the nation with their Monday ruling granting former President Donald Trump some criminal immunity for official acts of office.

The ruling specifically complicates special counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 case against Trump, all but ensuring the case won’t go to trial before the 2024 general election in November.

Biden was at Camp David when the ruling was handed down Monday morning, but he delivered televised remarks upon his return to the White House on Monday evening.

“Today’s decision almost certainly means that there are virtually no limits on what a president can do. This is a fundamentally new principle and it’s a dangerous precedent because the power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law, even including the Supreme Court in the United States,” the president stated. “The only limits will be self-imposed by the president alone. This decision today has continued the court’s attack in recent years on a wide range of long-established legal principles in our nation.”

“The American people deserve to have an answer in the courts before the upcoming election,” he added, referencing Trump’s multiple indictments. “The public has a right to know the answer about what happened on Jan. 6 before they are asked to vote again this year. Now, because of today’s decision, that is highly, highly unlikely. It’s a terrible disservice to the people of this nation.”

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Biden closed by vowing to continue respecting the limits of the power of the presidency but claimed that “any president, including Donald Trump, will now be free to ignore the law.”

You can watch Biden’s remarks in full below.

A post-debate poll found that former President Donald Trump has a sizable lead over President Joe Biden in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania going blue in 2020 played a key role in Biden taking the White House, a turn thought by many to have been solidified in 2022, when Democrats won the gubernatorial and Senate races. However, a new Cygnal poll shows Trump has a significant chance of recreating his 2016 victory, leading Biden in the Keystone State by 4 percentage points.

“Trump holds a four-point lead over incumbent Joe Biden in both the head-to-head matchup and full presidential ballot,” Cygnal and Trump 2020 pollster Brock McCleary said in a statement. “Trump turned the Keystone State red in 2016 but Biden was able to flip it back to blue in 2020, meaning Pennsylvania is likely to determine the next President.”

“This latest data shows momentum building for Trump with his net favorability increasing to 45% while Biden’s stands at just 39%, coupled with an even worse number – an unfavorable view among voters at 60%,” he added.

Trump has been ahead of Biden in Pennsylvania in every major poll taken in June, but Monday’s poll, conducted July 27-28, gave Trump his largest lead yet. In a matchup between just Biden and Trump, the former president won 48% of the vote compared to Biden’s 44%. When other candidates are thrown into the mix, Trump gets 42% compared to Biden’s 38%.

Also alarming for Biden is the favorability ratings; among crucial swing voters, 74.5% have an unfavorable view of Biden compared to 61.9% with Trump.

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The bad showing for Biden may also be a shift in priorities, with abortion being the priority of less than 10% of those surveyed. Among swing voters, that declined to 5.8%. Trump polls much more favorably on the top two issues for voters, inflation and the economy and illegal immigration and border security.

The Biden campaign faces a difficult challenge following the president’s shaky debate performance, which highlighted concerns over his mental acuity. His family has reportedly urged him to remain in the race.

Coming off President Joe Biden’s poor debate performance last week, former President Donald Trump surged ahead by two points in a new poll out of New Hampshire published on Monday.

The Saint Anselm College poll found 44% of New Hampshire voters said they would support Trump, compared to 42% who said Biden was their choice. Another 4% said they planned to vote for independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 

A similar poll conducted in December found Biden had a 10-point lead in the state. In this most recent poll, Biden is viewed favorably by 39% of respondents and unfavorably by 59%, while Trump holds a 42% favorable and 57% unfavorable rating. 

“Biden leads among voters who dislike both candidates. However, more Democratic voters are drifting toward independent candidates than their Republican counterparts,” New Hampshire Institute of Politics Director Neil Levesque said. “While 89% of Republicans are solidly backing Trump, Biden secures the support of only 82% of Democrats.”

Of those polled who watched the debate, 54% said Trump won, while just 6% said Biden won and 39% said there was no winner. The poll also found that 81% of poll respondents said the debate won’t affect their vote in November. 

Biden’s poor debate performance last week renewed concerns about whether he’ll be able to beat Trump or hold office for four more years. Biden has continued to defend his debate performance amid calls for him to drop out of the race. Notably, no Democratic lawmakers have joined those calls.

New Hampshire is considered to be “likely Democratic,” according to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. In an average of statewide polling, Biden is still leading, although these averages do not factor in the most recent St. Anselm poll. 

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The last time a Republican candidate won the state of New Hampshire in a presidential election was George W. Bush in 2000. Biden won New Hampshire by seven points last cycle, earning 52.7% of the vote, compared to Trump’s 45.4%. 

The poll included the views of 1,700 registered voters from June 28-29. The margin of error is about 2.3%.