The powerful Senate Judiciary Committee earned mixed reactions Thursday as it announced plans to review the results of the Supreme Court’s ruling in former President Donald Trump’s immunity case — with some calling it a decision that was “too little, too late.”
Illinois Senator Dick Durban, chairman of the panel, told HuffPost in a statement that members Hold a hearing — in September – in which they will “examine the breadth of future misconduct that could be exempt from prosecution, consider the unprecedented nature of this immunity in American history, and discuss legislative solutions to the dangers of this decision.”
“The Senate Judiciary Committee will not tolerate these judges sifting through text and history to impose their extreme view of presidential power on the American people,” Durbin said. He added that Congress “cannot turn a blind eye” to the high court’s “dangerous decision” that “granted immunity to presidents who commit crimes.”
“The far-right judges responsible for this decision like to claim that they are guided by ‘textualism’ or ‘originalism,’ but the reality is that they are engaged in judicial activism at odds with the text of the Constitution and the intent of our framers.”
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No exact dates or list of witnesses were provided.
The move comes as Democrats are fighting against the Supreme Court, with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) introducing articles of impeachment against Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas on Wednesday. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer also said Thursday that he is working with his colleagues on a plan for legislation that would rein in presidential immunity decisions.
“One possible way out: Making it clear that Donald Trump’s election-disruptive actions shall not be deemed to be official acts of the Presidenthe said, according to HuffPost senior politics correspondent Jennifer Bendery.
The judiciary’s move was greeted with both enthusiasm and derision on social media, with calls for the panel to go further, e.g. Alito and Thomas investigations,
,too little too late,” @smbpatch commented on X.
,no hurry,” @sl_lbcake chided, adding an eye-rolling emoji.
Some took their criticism of the panel even further.
“@SenatorDurbin wakes up from his sleep for a moment “Exercising the Judiciary Committee’s formidable powers to counter a rebellious Supreme Court should be minimal,” @_RitaMoore wrote. “Durbin should step aside and let @SenWhitehouse lead the committee.”
,There is no rush,” @mredelstein said. “Gotta head up to Martha’s V for the season.”
“Well, well. They might decide that Draft a strongly worded statement Or something,” @DashingDownward commented bitterly.
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