Bennie Thompson, the former chairman of the Jan. 6 House committee that investigated the Capitol riot, called the U.S. Supreme Court “lawless and corrupt” after the court ruled that Donald Trump has limited presidential immunity for acts committed while he was in office.
He said the court “chose partisanship over its duty to deliver impartial justice.”
“By granting absolute immunity to a twice-indicted criminal for many of his acts that sought to undermine the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election, such as weaponizing the Department of Justice to do his campaign’s bidding, these extreme judges have clearly placed the former president above the law,” he noted.
“Furthermore, they granted criminal defendant Trump even further delays [em processos] — which is not only what he desperately wanted, but will also deny justice to the American people ahead of a critical election,” the Mississippi Democrat said in a statement.
As chairman of the select committee, Thompson played a key role in dissecting Donald Trump’s alleged involvement in the Capitol insurrection following his election defeat.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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