breckenedge , (edited )

These actions were already possible. Nothing has been granted that wasn’t already there, but now we know a president can’t be sued/charged for official acts after they leave office. And it appears the burden of proof is, as always, up to the prosecutors to prove. So, once again, the courts will have to establish precedence over what they consider to be official and unofficial.

  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
  • random
  • asklemmy@lemmy.ml
  • test
  • worldmews
  • mews
  • All magazines