• @Zak
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    26 months ago

    This is presumably in reference to a past president, who would not have those powers. The legal issues surrounding prosecuting a sitting president have not been explored, and this ruling does not address them directly as they were not relevant to the case.

    • @meleethecat
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      26 months ago

      But Trump won’t be a past president because he won’t leave office until he’s dead. He’ll never be prosecuted, and he knows it.

      • @Zak
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        16 months ago

        The risk of something like that happening is not closely connected to anything in the ruling we’re discussing here. If a president manages to hold on to power after losing an election or reaching a term limit, the situation has devolved far beyond ordinary criminal prosecution; the constitution is no longer being enforced at that point.

        • @meleethecat
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          36 months ago

          This ruling is what gives him the immunity to prevent enforcement of the constitution.

          • @Zak
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            16 months ago

            Have you read the ruling?