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Biden digs his heels in

2-7-2024 < Attack the System 43 228 words
 
Biden bowing out wouldn’t alleviate Democrats’ problems. 

Who would fill in for Biden on the Democrats’ 2024 presidential ticket comes with its own issues.



A Biden campaign manager reportedly said if the president steps aside his war chest would mostly go to Vice President Kamala Harris. But in some Democratic circles, the VP isn’t being pitched as the best substitute for Biden.



Governors Gavin Newsom and Gretchen Whitmer are among the Democrats who have been floated to fill in for Biden. That chatter has reportedly left Harris’ camp frustrated that she isn’t considered the obvious pick.



Meanwhile, Trump secured a big win in his immunity case. The Supreme Court ruled that former presidents don’t get absolute immunity from criminal charges related to actions under the scope of the presidency, but they do get some.



That decision is set to be pivotal in Trump’s January 6-related indictment, with the court making clear some areas of the case can’t proceed. The president is also looking to use the ruling to throw out his Manhattan conviction.



But the case could have bigger implications than just Trump. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in a dissenting opinion that the ruling created a “law-free zone around the President” whereby they could order the assassination of a political rival without facing prosecution.

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