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Democracy Now! 2024-07-02 Tuesday

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Democracy Now!

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🗓️ 2 July 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Headlines for July 02, 2024; “A King Above the Law”: Supreme Court Rules Presidents Have Broad Immunity from Prosecution; Lula Visits Chomsky Recovering from Stroke: “You Are One of the Most Influential People in My Life”; Vijay Prashad: Resource-Rich Congo Still Fighting for Its Own Wealth 64 Years After Independence

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0:00.0

You're going to be. From New York, this is Democracy Now.

0:13.0

Today's decision almost certainly means that there are virtually no limits what the president can do.

0:29.0

This is a fundamentally new principle, and it's a dangerous precedent because the power of the

0:35.8

office will no longer be constrained by the law even including the Supreme Court in the

0:40.4

United States. The only limits will be self-imposed by the President alone.

0:45.6

The Supreme Court rules for the first time in U.S. history that presidents have broad immunity

0:51.4

from prosecution. The ruling all but ends prospects Donald

0:55.8

Trump could be tried before the November election on charges he plotted to

1:00.6

overturn the 2020 election. The six to three decision by the court's

1:05.6

conservative majority included the three justices appointed by Trump.

1:10.1

In a scathing dissent Justice Sonia Sotomayor said, quote,

1:15.0

the president is now a king above the law.

1:20.0

We'll get response.

1:22.0

Then, 64 years ago this week,

1:24.6

Patrice Lamumba gave a historic speech

1:27.7

to mark the Congo's independence from Belgium.

1:31.8

We're all the same. Bell Trump. We shall eradicate all discrimination, whatever its origin and we shall ensure for everyone

1:40.3

a station in life befitting his humanity, dignity, worthy of his labor and his loyalty to the country.

1:47.0

We'll speak with V.J. Pasha, Director of the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research.

1:54.0

He also recently visited renowned intellectual Nome Chomsky in Brazil.

2:00.0

Nome had a stroke last year.

2:02.0

When V.J. was was with him Brazilian President Lula also stop by.

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