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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 16 days
BREAKING: The Supreme Court holds, 6-3, that a former president is absolutely immune from prosecution for actions within their "conclusive and preclusive" authority and presumptively immune from prosecution for all official acts. More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com
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Gorgon Zola @bobbryan2.bsky.social · 16 days
So... $1,000,000 bribe per pardon is now completely legal?
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Ben Wheeler @bentwhee.bsky.social · 16 days
GRATUITY!! GRATUITY!!! There can be no bribes!
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TripWar @tripwar.bsky.social · 16 days
As long as they pay AFTER the official act is completed and not a second before.
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Death will not release you!𓅽 @7leaguebootdisk.bsky.social · 16 days
Not if you're that blunt about it. Now, if you're generous, and I reciprocate, that's fine, especially if you do the official act before being paid.
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Gorgon Zola @bobbryan2.bsky.social · 16 days
The pardon is an official act?
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Death will not release you!𓅽 @7leaguebootdisk.bsky.social · 16 days
Yes, I'd say so.
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Gorgon Zola @bobbryan2.bsky.social · 16 days
So you couldn't bring the bribe into evidence... you literally couldn't prosecute it
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@troyliss.bsky.social · 16 days
That’s how this seems as described. Any official presidential acts can’t be used as evidence, so all you could accuse the president of doing would be accepting a large donation. He could literally insist on the money up front instead of as a “gratuity” and it would be legal.
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Flying Squid with Goggles @flyingsquidgoggles.bsky.social · 16 days
They’re not allowed to look into his motives, so it seems like the bribe would be legal - but that’s consistent, the Roberts Court is the most pro-bribery court in American history