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Comment by ineedaj0b

1 year ago

> When he (the president) uses his official powers in any way, under the majority’s reasoning, he now will be insulated from criminal prosecution. Orders the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a military coup to hold onto power? Immune. Takes a bribe in exchange for a pardon? Immune. Immune, immune, immune.

this is a quote from the dissenting opinion of Judge Sotomayor.

the rest did not find that interpretation of the case true in their opinions.