# Manhattan Prosecutors file criminal charges for Trump re Stormy Daniels case - ongoing discussion here (Guilty on all 34 counts, May 30, 2024)

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> [@Biffster](#):
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> If it’s acceptable for one president to kill someone with impunity, then it’s acceptable for ANY president.

But that’s not what the immunity ruling really says. To oversimplify, the SCOTUS granted the power to _themselves_ to determine what is an official act and what is not. In practice, what the ruling means is that the SCOTUS can excuse any act of Trump’s as “official” – but would likely issue a different ruling for Biden’s actions. That’s what makes it diabolical.

Again, if you wish to discuss the particulars of the ruling further, please take this up in a thread dedicated to discussing it, not this one. Like here:

> [@DC Court of Appeals rules against Trump Immunity, SCOTUS Makes a Different Decision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-court-of-appeals-rules-against-trump-immunity-scotus-makes-a-different-decision/997188):
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> The DC Court of Appeals has ruled that Trump cannot claim presidential immunity to avoid trial. However, can he get his rigged Supreme Court to take his case?

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