{"id":2169669,"date":"2024-02-06T18:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T23:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shredding-the-constitution-conservatives-react-to-latest-ruling-against-trump-legal-cases\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T18:54:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T23:54:02","slug":"shredding-the-constitution-conservatives-react-to-latest-ruling-against-trump-legal-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shredding-the-constitution-conservatives-react-to-latest-ruling-against-trump-legal-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservatives outraged by recent ruling against Trump&#8217;s legal cases, claim Constitution is being shredded"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fshredding-the-constitution-conservatives-react-to-latest-ruling-against-trump-legal-cases%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2169669&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Conservatives Slam\u200c Democrats&#8217; &#8220;Lawfare&#8221; Tactics Following Court Ruling on Trump&#8217;s Immunity<\/h2>\n<p>Conservatives are up in arms over the recent federal appeals court ruling that former President Donald Trump does not\u2063 have presidential immunity from prosecution for alleged \u200bcriminal acts related\u200d to 2020 election interference. The ruling has sparked\u2062 outrage among Republicans, who argue \u2063that it sets a\u2063 dangerous precedent and threatens the\u2064 very foundation of\u200b our nation.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik\u200b from New York expressed her concerns, stating that the decision violates\u2063 the Constitution\u2062 and opens the \u200cdoor for future presidents to\u200c face \u200dpolitically motivated prosecutions. \u200cShe emphasized that presidential immunity is crucial for the proper\u2062 functioning of any presidency and pledged her support\u200c for \u2064Trump&#8217;s appeal to\u200b the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik is also cosponsoring \u200ba resolution with\u2063 Rep. Matt \u2064Gaetz from Florida, asserting that Trump\u2062 did\u200d not engage in an insurrection or rebellion against the\u200b United States. She accused rogue Democrat\u200b operatives of using this false narrative\u2063 to illegally remove\u200d Trump \u200bfrom the ballot and accused them of &#8220;shredding the\u2063 Constitution&#8221;\u200b in their relentless pursuit to destroy \u200bhim.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker of the\u200d House Mike Johnson echoed these sentiments, calling the Left&#8217;s actions \u2064&#8221;lawfare&#8221; and accusing them of targeting Trump for partisan political purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Mollie Hemingway, editor-in-chief of The Federalist, weighed in on the matter, highlighting the rushed effort \u2064to prosecute \u2063Trump before the \u20632024\u2062 election. She pointed out that \u200cthe\u200c panel of judges that decided on Trump&#8217;s appeal was particularly left-leaning and questioned how\u2062 hostile \u2062future panels would \u2064be\u200b towards \u200cTrump&#8217;s \u2062case.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is expected to \u200dappeal \u2064the court&#8217;s ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court, which could either reject the question on \u2063immunity or\u2062 take up the case. The \u2064outcome of the appeal could have significant implications for\u2063 the 2024 election and the ongoing legal battle surrounding Trump&#8217;s alleged misconduct.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: Appeals Court Denies Trump&#8217;s Immunity Claim \u200bIn \u20632020 Election Interference Case<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What concerns do conservatives \u200dhave\u200b about the precedent set by allowing former\u2064 presidents to be sued while in office?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200bAve absolute immunity from civil lawsuits while serving \u2063in office. The \u200cruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit\u200c has\u2064 been seen as a blow to Trump, who has faced numerous\u200c lawsuits during his time as president and continues to \u2063face legal challenges even after\u2062 leaving\u200c office.<\/p>\n<p>Critics argue that this ruling is just another example of what \u2064they refer to as the Democrats&#8217; &#8220;lawfare&#8221; tactics. Lawfare is the use of the legal system to achieve political goals, and \u200cconservatives claim that Democrats have been\u200d engaging in this practice to undermine not just Trump, but also conservative values and principles.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives argue that this ruling \u2063is a clear example of \u200bhow Democrats \u200bare weaponizing the legal \u2064system for their own political purposes. They claim that the Democrats use lawsuits and legal maneuvers to target\u2063 their political opponents and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebooks-oversight-board-will-remove-posts-flagged-by-users\/\" title=\"Facebook\u2019s Oversight Board Will Remove Posts Flagged By Users\">silence dissenting voices<\/a>. By using the courts to go after Trump and his allies, they seek to delegitimize his presidency and suppress conservative ideas.<\/p>\n<p>One of\u2062 the primary concerns\u2062 expressed by conservatives is that this ruling sets a dangerous precedent. They\u200c argue that if former\u2064 presidents can be sued while\u2063 in office, it \u2064opens the door for politically motivated lawsuits against future presidents. This could lead to a situation \u2062where presidents are constantly burdened \u200dwith legal challenges that distract them from their duties and undermine their ability to lead effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, conservatives are\u2062 worried that this ruling will embolden the\u200d Democrats to continue their lawfare tactics. They fear that the court&#8217;s decision will encourage Democrats to file even more\u200d lawsuits against Trump \u2063and other conservatives, further tying\u200d up the legal system and \u2064prolonging the efforts to undermine their political opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives\u2062 also argue that \u2063the court ruling disregards the long-standing tradition of presidential immunity. They contend that absolute immunity is necessary to protect the presidency and allow the\u2062 president to make difficult decisions without\u2062 fear \u200cof legal \u200breprisal. By stripping Trump of this immunity, conservatives claim that the court is weakening the presidency \u2062and setting a dangerous precedent for future presidents.<\/p>\n<p>In response to this ruling, conservatives are calling for a renewed focus on judicial\u2063 reform. They believe that it is crucial to address the issue of activist judges who\u200c make rulings based on their own political biases rather than interpreting the law impartially. Conservatives argue that judges\u2063 should not be \u2062using \u2064their\u200b power to advance a political agenda and that reforms need to be implemented to ensure that\u200c the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsins-own-impeachment-investigation-turns-messy-with-panelist-pick\/\" title=\"Wisconsin's impeachment probe gets chaotic over panelist selection.\">judiciary remains independent<\/a> \u2063and fair.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, this\u2063 court\u2063 ruling has reignited the debate over the Democrats&#8217; use of lawfare tactics. Conservatives argue\u200b that this \u200cruling is a prime example of the Democrats&#8217; efforts to undermine Trump and conservatives through the legal system.\u200c They argue \u2062that the court&#8217;s decision sets a dangerous precedent, \u200dempowers the Democrats to continue their lawfare\u200c tactics, and undermines the longstanding tradition of presidential immunity. With calls for judicial reform, conservatives are determined to address these concerns and\u200d ensure that the \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-tragic-day-for-the-rule-of-law-appeals-court-clamps-down-on-trump-by-reinstating-gag-order\/\" title=\"Appeals Court Reinstates Gag Order, Deals Blow to Trump and Rule of Law\">legal system \u200bremains fair<\/a> and impartial for all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservatives criticized Democrats&#8217; &#8220;lawfare&#8221; tactics after a federal appeals court ruled that ex-President Donald Trump lacks presidential immunity for alleged criminal acts linked to 2020 election interference. Trump&#8217;s team appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit regarding the special counsel&#8217;s investigation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":2169670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2019\/11\/Stefanik.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2169669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2019\/11\/Stefanik.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2169669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2169669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2169669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2169670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2169669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2169669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2169669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}