Biden blasts landmark Supreme Court ruling on Trump immunity

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Biden blasts landmark Supreme Court ruling on Trump immunity  President Joe Biden warns that the US Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity sets a 'dangerous precedent' that Donald Trump could exploit if elected in November. The conservative-dominated court ruled that presidents have 'absolute immunity' from criminal prosecution for "official acts" while in office but can still face penalties for 'unofficial acts.'  Video by AFP   Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes  #worldnews  #biden  #trump

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00:00This nation was founded on the principle that there are no kings in America.

00:12Each, each of us is equal before the law.

00:16No one, no one is above the law, not even the President of the United States.

00:21With today's Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed.

00:29For all, for all practical purposes, today's decision almost certainly means that there

00:34are virtually no limits on what a president can do.

00:38This is a fundamentally new principle, and it's a dangerous precedent.

00:42Nearly four years ago, my predecessor sent a violent mob to the U.S. Capitol to stop

00:49the peaceful transfer of power.

00:51We all saw it with our own eyes.

00:54We sat there and watched it happen that day.

00:57Back on the police, the ransacking of the Capitol, a mob literally hunting down the

01:04House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, gallows erected to hang the Vice President, Mike Pence.

01:11I think it's fair to say it was one of the darkest days in the history of America.

01:15Now the man who sent that mob to the U.S. Capitol is facing potential criminal conviction

01:21for what happened that day.

01:23The American people deserve to have an answer in the courts before the upcoming election.

01:28The public has a right to know the answer about what happened on January 6th before

01:34they asked to vote again this year.

01:36Now, because of today's decision, that is highly, highly unlikely.

01:42It's a terrible disservice to the people of this nation.

01:45I know I will respect the limits of the presidential powers I have for three and a half years,

01:51but any president, including Donald Trump, will now be free to ignore the law.

01:57I concur with Justice Sotomayor's dissent today.

02:01She hears what she said.

02:02She said, in every use of official power, the president is now a king above the law.

02:09With fear for our democracy, I dissent, end of quote.

02:14Associate the American people dissent.

02:18I dissent.

02:21I dissent.

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