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fallingknife
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Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity fo...
It can't be used to distinguish between an official act and an unofficial act. That wouldn't make sense anyway.
Motive can be used to defeat the presumptive immunity for an official act.
ruds
12 months ago
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But the immunity is only presumptive for acts within the outer perimiter of the president's official responsibility. For core constitutional powers, like giving orders to the military, the immunity is absolute.
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Motive can be used to defeat the presumptive immunity for an official act.