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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't see how a president could possibly be prosecuted for bribery under this decision.  By definition, bribery is receipt of money or other thing of value in exchange for an official act.  Official acts are now absolutely immune, and prosecutors can't even introduce evidence about them.  So you can get stacks of gold bars al a Menendez, but prosecutors couldn't introduce any evidence that those gold bars were in exchange for signing legislation for example.[/quote]

But why would you be criminallly charging a president with piddling little bribery?  That's just a peccadillo compared to bugging an opponent's office or fomenting a couple.

The Supreme Court basically divided a line between really really big bad actions that are chargeable and small or medium bad acts that have immunity.  [/quote]

That's not remotely what the decision says.[/quote]

The opinion draws a line between official acts, which are absolute immunity including prohibiting inquiries into motive or evidence, and other acts including outer official and unofficial acts with no immunity.  The letter about fake election fraud was considered part of official duties, since the letter was not sent.  However, had the letter been sent, then that would have been an unofficial act, opening inquiry into motive and evidence.

IOW, really really bad acts do not have absolute immunity.  [/quote]

It doesn't say that.  If anything, it says the opposite.  If the president does some ordinary petty crime that's unrelated to his official duties, like DWI or shoplifting, he can be fully prosecuted.  If he sells pardons, orders baseless criminal prosecutions, or orders the military to assassinate people, that's all official and he's immune.  [/quote]

Nobody is going to be charging a president with a DUI.  SMH Read the opinion again and think about what it means, not just what it says. [/quote]

Trump tried to stay in power illegally used a number of means, some certainly "official" and all at least arguably "official" as SCOTUS is defining it.  That's about the worst thing a president could possibly do.  So this only "really really bad acts don't have absolute immunity" line you're trying to draw is bull.  [/quote]

He's literally being criminally charged for his actions during his presidency.  That's what this case is about.[/quote]

And SCOTUS just let him off.  [/quote]

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