An attorney for former President Trump suggested that the so-called “fake electors” scheme qualifies as an “official act,” which would prevent it from being prosecuted under the recent Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.
An attorney for former President Trump suggested that the so-called “fake electors” scheme qualifies as an “official act,” which would prevent it from being prosecuted under the recent Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.
Of course it wasn’t; it was a set of private acts (a conspiracy) to retain personal political power in spite of a free and fair election. They already know this.
The point of this claim, as always, is delay. They do not intend to “win,” they intend to stall any indictments by abusing the legal system, because SCOTUS has given them a clear path to do so. “Do anything you want, claim it was an ‘official act,’ enjoy the returns for that act while stymieing the ability of anyone to hold anyone accountable for anything. Lather, rinse, repeat.”
It doesn’t matter whether the things they do are “official acts” or not. They automatically have license to do anything they want while the world watches our justice system wring its hands for years. They will continue to use these delays to dismantle the democratic systems that are supposed to prevent these very efforts.