Under this new standard, a president can go on a four-to-eight-year crime spree and then retire from public life, never to be held accountable.
  • BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Direct from the decision (page 31):

    If official conduct for which the President is immune may be scrutinized to help secure his conviction, even on charges that purport to be based only on his unofficial conduct, the “intended effect” of immunity would be defeated.