MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and other leftists were called out for “fueling the rage” against the U.S. Supreme Court after it decided to take up former President Donald Trump’s immunity case.
As the left exploded over the news, media pundits began fear-mongering about how the end of democracy was near and Maddow specifically ranted about Trump remaining in power forever if he is re-elected.
Constitutional law attorney Jonathan Turley blasted the “dangerous” rhetoric being spewed.
NEW: Far-left MSNBC host Rachel Maddow works herself into a panic and claims Donald Trump will remain in office for life if elected in 2024.
I’m convinced MSNBC is actually just an insane asylum.
“When [Supreme Court] inevitably rule that presidents aren’t immune from… pic.twitter.com/HTvuWSVYUV
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 29, 2024
“This is B.S. You are doing this as a dilatory tactic to help your political friend, your partisan patron,” Maddow said on “All in with Chris Hayes” Wednesday.
“And for you to say that this is something that the court needs to decide because it’s something that’s unclear in the law is just flagrant, flagrant bullpucky. And they know it and they don’t care that we know it. And that’s disturbing about the future legitimacy of the court,” she added, referring to the SCOTUS decision to review if Trump has presidential immunity in the Special Counsel’s election interference case.
“This is why you have such anger,” Turley said, according to Fox News.
“This is why people go to the homes of justices. This is what they hear in this echo chamber, that the court is a bunch of robotic, partisan hacks. You’ve had law school deans refer to them as hacks and what people hear about that, but they don’t hear the truth that the Supreme Court has ruled against Donald Trump, against conservative causes regularly, including the conservatives on the court,” the constitutional scholar added.
“You had one person yesterday say that, well, this just shows the court is part of the insurrection and the insurrection is ongoing. That type of rhetoric is what’s fueling the rage in this country,” Turley continued.
“The court accepted this for review. There are issues here. It’s a long-standing debate. I think that Trump is at a disadvantage on the merits, but some of the justices may have serious questions of where to draw this line, that is to tell future presidents when they are not protected,” the George Washington University Law School professor added.
“So this rhetoric is dangerous and it’s wrong,” Turley concluded.
…Despite the Court (including three Trump appointees) repeatedly ruling against Trump and conservative causes in past cases, the same voices declared that the Court was a cabal of politically compromised lickspittles.
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) February 29, 2024
The high court is set to begin hearing arguments the week of April 22.
Reacting to the news, Trump wrote on Truth Social that legal scholars are “extremely thankful” that the court decided to take the case.
“Presidents will always be concerned, and even paralyzed, by the prospect of wrongful prosecution and retaliation after they leave office,” he wrote. “This could actually lead to the extortion and blackmail of a President.”
Social media users ripped Maddow for her doomsday predictions and railing against the Supreme Court.
Apoplectic and unhinged in their hatred.
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) February 29, 2024
Do these people actually believe the nonsense they spew, or is this all to rile up their base?
If she believes it, she’s not well. If she doesn’t, but says it anyway, she’s traitorous and corrupt.
Either way, what she’s doing is not journalism by any stretch of the imagination.
— Kevin M. Nelson (@KevinMNelsonUSA) February 29, 2024
Rachel Maddow’s latest hysteria on MSNBC is just further proof that the network has become a breeding ground for delusional conspiracy theories. Trump Derangement Syndrome has reached new heights.
— Jane Adams (@iLoveJaneAdams) February 29, 2024
These folks are giving themselves away.
It’s the Court’s job to issue a reasoned decision.
It’s not their job to facilitate your partisan lawfare.
— David X. Henry (@imau2fan) February 29, 2024
We get a glimpse of what one-party rule looks like. The party in power exerts most of its energy maintaining dominance.
— Ronzabonz (@Ronzabonza) February 29, 2024
The panic is delicious.
— NotWokeAWAKE (@Awakeartistk) February 29, 2024
The liberal media is mostly the cause for the current crisis and then they explode with rage when the high court must act to correct the injustice. The Biden administration should be ashamed of themselves for causing this situation. Biden did this!
— Patricia (@triciamap) February 29, 2024
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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