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Comment by leereeves

The citation is the Supreme Court ruling itself, which I had assumed people participating in this discussion were familiar with. It grants "absolute immunity from criminal prosecution [only] for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority".

That is a narrow standard. The only acts in this case which met that standard were discussions with Justice Department officials.

Everything else in this case was in fact remanded, and it remains within the power of the lower courts to deny Trump immunity on all other aspects of the case.

parent leereeves 2 years ago

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