January 19, 2024

At 2:00 in the morning, while most of us were sleeping in our beds, Donald Trump was wide awake, maniacally posting on Truth Social about Presidential immunity. At the same time, he awaits a federal appeals court ruling on his broad claim of presidential immunity in his effort to dismiss the federal election interference case against him. Captain Caps Lock isn't sleeping well these days. To hear him tell it earlier, he had a good day in court. Of course, mixing up his court cases would be easy to do for a man facing 91 charges.

"A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES MUST HAVE FULL IMMUNITY, WITHOUT WHICH IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM/HER TO PROPERLY FUNCTION. ANY MISTAKE, EVEN IF WELL INTENDED, WOULD BE MET WITH ALMOST CERTAIN INDICTMENT BY THE OPPOSING PARTY AT TERM END," Trump wrote. "EVEN EVENTS THAT "CROSS THE LINE" MUST FALL UNDER TOTAL IMMUNITY, OR IT WILL BE YEARS OF TRAUMA TRYING TO DETERMINE GOOD FROM BAD."

"THERE MUST BE CERTAINTY. EXAMPLE: YOU CAN'T STOP POLICE FROM DOING THE JOB OF STRONG & EFFECTIVE CRIME PREVENTION BECAUSE YOU WANT TO GUARD AGAINST THE OCCASIONAL "ROGUE COP" OR "BAD APPLE." SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH "GREAT BUT SLIGHTLY IMPERFECT." ALL PRESIDENTS MUST HAVE COMPLETE & TOTAL PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY, OR THE AUTHORITY & DECISIVENESS OF A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WILL BE STRIPPED & GONE FOREVER," he added. "HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE AN EASY DECISION. GOD BLESS THE SUPREME COURT!"

I love the "God bless the Supreme Court" ending of his 2 o'clock in the morning message because it's likely that the case will wind up before the Supreme Court. He could have just gifted Clarence Thomas with a stay at a luxury resort or VIP passes to a fancy pants sporting event. Isn't that how it's done these days with conservative justices?

And, of course, Trump's unhinged outburst brings up questions about his mental acuity, but let's talk about Biden instead. He might have stuttered or something.

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