: "I was expecting them to invent some bullshit 3-part test for whether an act falls under the president's official duties. This would have the effect of delaying Trump's trials until after the election, but not making all presidents above the law forever."

@robertstadler.bsky.social

I was expecting them to invent some bullshit 3-part test for whether an act falls under the president's official duties. This would have the effect of delaying Trump's trials until after the election, but not making all presidents above the law forever.

Jul 02, 2024 at 04:59 UTC

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Kalil @kalilchernov.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 07:00 UTC

The more I think about it... They had to go to this extreme in order to overturn the NY conviction (via the whole 'presidential comms are inadmissible evidence' thing, which is laser-targeted at the NY trial).

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Kevin Carson @kevincarson1.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 15:05 UTC

They farmed that task out to the court of appeals, so I guess they could still wind up adopting such a test

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