And no one is going to do a damn thing about this because the US is not a nation of laws anymore.

  • barneypiccolo@lemm.ee
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    6 hours ago

    He has immunity for “Official” presidential acts. Establishing/ promoting a private business concern is NOT an official presidential act.

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      The problem is that SCOTUS said two things:

      1. “Official” acts are basically whatever Trump says they are unless the Supreme Court says otherwise.

      2. Official acts can’t be investigated or used as evidence of criminal activity for unofficial acts. In other words, if Trump says it’s tied to an official act, it’s covered as well.

      In other words, Trump can do whatever the fuck he wants. All he’s got to say is that the whole thing was tied to his implementation of economic policy or something and it’s suddenly an “official act” that can’t even be investigated unless the Supreme Court says it can.