The ruling even barred courts from trying to "inquire into the president's motives."
  • Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Cannon may use this to throw out the documents case.

    How? The documents case is about stuff he did after he left office. Things he does after he is no longer President definitionally cannot be official acts of his Presidency.

    • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      There is no duration limit to the immunity ruling. If she deems the ownership of documents an official act, she could rule that immunity covers all acts related to the documents until their return.