Peter Merideth (D) [2021 file photo].

Yesterday, from Representative Peter Merideth (D):

Peter Merideth
April 25, 2024]
Friendly reminder: Trump and his lawyers openly argue in court that as president he could order the murder of his political rivals and be immune from prosecution. That as president he is entirely above the law.
This is the man that Republican politicians across Missouri continue to swear loyalty to and want to be president again. And that is why when we call them fascists, it is not hyperbole.
[….]

Some of the responses:

What do we need to do to break the fever?

This time, vote like your whole world depended on it. It will.

And our AG thinks he should be immune. [….] he used to be a fucking prosecutor.
Commer doesn’t believe in presidential immunity. He said he was going to send Biden’s investigation as a criminal referral. The right needs to make up their damn minds. Is the border a crisis or not? Do presidents have immunity or not?

Sounds like a Nixon

We noticed that, too.

I mean… “sovereign immunity” is not a power granted to the government…. and it is nowhere in the constitution. Ive been having that argument for as long as I have been a lawyer.

We have been warned (as a country)…our fate is in our own hands…

I realize his argument is a joke, but this court is as well, and I’m just waiting for them to twist the truth so they can rule in his favor. I have a hard time believing they’ll ever rule against him. It’s his court

There are other comments from apparent Trump supporter(s) defending Sauer’s (Trump’s attorney) arguments before the Supreme Court. Some of the responses to those:

Far too much of this discussion seems focused on things that don’t happen. No President has engaged in the behavior of the self-serving Trump and we need to avoid normalizing it.
I have people whom I used to respect that voted for Donald Trump; I even know some who would likely vote for him again and I’m aghast at the thought

I see people here attempting to draw a through line between the things Donald Trump did out of self-preservation, or to harm perceived enemies,or to personally
enrich himself and what other presidents did as part of their jobs I can’t believe what some of you people are saying…

There is not a lot here that is altering my perception of Republicans taking a simple or shat approach to reasoning.
Clear examples of how Donald Trump was elected in the first place…

Also with that 18th Century vestige of slavery, the Electoral College.

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…