A distinguished group of retired four-star generals and admirals from the U.S. military have argued in a brief filed in theĀ U.S. Supreme CourtĀ on Monday thatĀ Donald Trumpās claims of absolute āpresidentialĀ immunityā from criminal prosecution tied to Jan. 6 is an āassaultā on the āfoundational commitmentsā underpinning democracy and if his argument is allowed to succeed before them later this month, it threatens āto subvert the careful balance between the executive and legislative branches struck in the Constitution.ā
The 38-page amicus brief features 19 authors, all of them decorated retired admirals, generals or secretaries from branches of the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force respectively. On April 25, the high court is poised to hear Trumpās question of immunity against prosecution for his alleged criminal conspiracy to subvert the results of the 2020 election. and according to the brief, these are arguments that should be approached with extreme caution.
Most notable, though, is that they face no jeopardy for speaking out. None of them could do this while serving.
This is true, to an extent. They can be much more vocal (publicly) than anyone currently serving, without fear of reprisal/loss of benefits.
However, these retired Oās definitely have enough money that should they want to abandon ship and move their family elsewhere, they absolutely could. They donāt have to get involved anymore, so I like that theyāre taking the time to do so. It shows that they still gaf.