AOC sparks controversy with Supreme Court impeachment demand

Published July 1, 2024 4:38pm ET



Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has always been one to criticize conservatives on the Supreme Court, but today she went one step further, calling for their impeachment on X

This was in response to the court voting 6-3 to protect presidential immunity. The court ruled that “under our constitutional structure of separated powers, the nature of presidential power entitles a former President to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority. And he is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts. There is no immunity for unofficial acts.”

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