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Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by vharuck on Monday July 01, 2024 @04:41PM (#40850412)
Note that the majority opinion forbids prosecutors from referencing the official act in court, no matter the charge. So they'd have to prove the President accepted a bribe, but never mention anything about the ambassadorship. How could a jury ever reach a guilty verdict? At most, the evidence would point to a President receiving a lavish monetary gift.

This isn't a misreading of the ruling. Justice Barret dissented from that particular part of the majority opinion, bringing up the hypothetical of bribery.

Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by ameister14 on Monday July 01, 2024 @05:03PM (#40850657)
well that's insane
Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by zeroonetwothree on Friday July 05, 2024 @12:53AM (#40879920)
If you read footnote 3 it says the prosecutor may reference official records of the act. They simply may not reference the president’s personal records. So you are not really correct.