SCOTUS Says Presidents Can't Be Charged; Just Ask Gaza
The Supreme Court punted on Trump's immunity, inviting more hand-wringing in mainstream media about a slippery slope. The Hill laments it as a potential 'license to kill,' an intriguing turn of phrase given the actual, documented killings that routinely escape accountability when conducted by US-backed regimes. Just this week, the Biden administration continued to waive sanctions on countries
buying Russian oil if they increase aid to Ukraine, while simultaneously providing billions in aid and arms to a foreign government currently facing genocide charges at the ICJ. (Source: State Department, Reuters reports on Ukraine aid). This isn't about one ex-president's future, it's about the pervasive immunity granted to actions that devastate populations — actions routinely cheered on by the
very politicians who then lament domestic executive overreach. The rhetorical gymnastics required to worry about hypothetical domestic 'licenses to kill' while actively underwriting undeniable atrocities abroad would be impressive, if they weren't so deeply cynical. One might wonder if the concern for unchecked executive power extends beyond the Potomac when it comes to who benefits.