> But it defined such acts narrowly and said lower courts couldn’t examine Trump’s motives when determining whether a given act was official or not. Is there a

> But it defined such acts narrowly and said lower courts couldn’t examine Trump’s motives when determining whether a given act was official or not. Is there a better alternative? If so, then literally every presidential action ever taken could be analyzed as "does this increase my or my party's reelection chance" and the current administration would be opened up to a host of charges and lawsuits. I also wouldn't be so defeatist about the charges being dismissed. Even the majority decision infers that the Trump administration's dealings with state election officials or his personal tweets were not protected duties of the President.