> Presumably the point of such a request is to set some sort of precedent that would protect the current administration from similar suits? No, the reverse --

> Presumably the point of such a request is to set some sort of precedent that would protect the current administration from similar suits? No, the reverse -- if an explicit ruling is needed to protect past administration officials from a lawsuit, this suggests that such a lawsuit has merit and standing. That would be the precedent, and it's significant.