Whoopi Goldberg expressed concern on The View that if the Supreme Court rules former President Trump has immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts, it could enable dictatorship.
She speculated hypothetically that President Biden could then “throw every Republican in jail,” which the audience applauded before Whoopi walked it back.
“The Supreme Court won’t hear oral arguments until the end of April. Let’s look at a scenario where the Supreme Court says, ‘Yes, he has all those rights. He is immune from everything.’ You know what Joe Biden could do since he presently president? He could throw every Republican in jail,” Goldberg said.
Republicans in the Senate refused to hold Trump accountable for leading a violent attempt to overthrow the US Government. Now Republicans on the Supreme Court have just given him a get out of jail free card. It’s now up to voters to rid US of this cancerous threat to Democracy.
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) February 29, 2024
“What this means is he could do anything. He could dismiss everybody’s debt. There’s a whole bunch of great stuff that could happen, but let’s really look at what this means,” she said.
Co-host Sunny Hostin believed the ruling would effectively be a “get-out-of-jail-free card” for Trump to resume power in 2024.
“It’s his get-out-of-jail-free card,” said Hostin.
The court will consider “Whether and if so to what extent does a former President enjoy presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office.”
Other celebrities like Ellen Barkin, Steven van Zandt, and Rob Reiner criticized the Supreme Court taking up the immunity issue, with Reiner arguing it gives Trump a “get out of jail free card” and voters must now rid the country of this “threat to Democracy.”
Their comments came as the Court will hear oral arguments in April on whether a former president has immunity from criminal charges related to official acts.
“Thomas needs to be in jail,” rocker Steven van Zandt posted.
“Dems must push to expand the court,” Jon Cryer wrote.
“Republicans in the Senate refused to hold Trump accountable for leading a violent attempt to overthrow the US Government. Now Republicans on the Supreme Court have just given him a get out of jail free card. It’s now up to voters to rid US of this cancerous threat to Democracy,” Rob Reiner said.
