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Supreme Court: Trump Has 'Absolute Immunity' For Core Constitutional Powers (www.huffpost.com)

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is the Supreme Court more or less officially agreeing with the nixonian logic of “if the president does it, that means that it is not illegal”. I honestly don’t see another way to describe it.

Biden should by all means act accordingly. But I sincerely doubt he will.

[–] oxjox@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I would encourage you to read the first couple paragraphs of this article so you are informed of your misunderstanding.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

I understand what the “official” position is, but I can also read between the lines.