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This shifts the whole debate to what constitutes "official" versus "unofficial" acts. Presumably the president can't order his subordinates to commit crimes, or
by light_triad 2y ago
This shifts the whole debate to what constitutes "official" versus "unofficial" acts. Presumably the president can't order his subordinates to commit crimes, or unlawful orders.
Rep. Adam Schiff gave the following interpretation: "Effectively giving a president immunity for any crimes committed while in office as long as that president can plausibly claim the action was taken in some form of official capacity. It must now be presumed that the president, as king, is immune from accountability."
https://www.militaryjusticecenter.com/blog/2022/03/can-you-recognize-an-unlawful-order/ https://www.militaryjusticecenter.com/blog/2022/03/can-you-r...
- 7jjjjjjj 2y agoOnly the SCOTUS can determine what an official act is. They will decide that anything Trump is prosecuted for is an official act. The point of leaving it undefined is to bounce the case back and forth with the lower court and delay the trial for years.