Nightwingdragon,

If they rule in his favor, prepare for King Trump. The more I think about it, the more I worry.

Any kind of partial immunity would likely be the death knell for the cases he’s involved in.

If he is immune from prosecution for “official acts”, regardless of the actual intent or motive behind them, then the GA case is basically out the window. Contacting another governing body and ‘ensuring the results of the election were fair’ would most likely qualify as official duties which would make him immune from prosecution even if his actions and motives were criminal.

Similar things could easily happen in DC. He could say he declassified the documents as an official act. You and I both know he didn’t, but if the action is classified as an “official act”, it may not be reviewable. And if the law sees Trump’s mental declassification as an “official act”, the rest of the case goes away because the Mar-a-lago documents would therefore not be classified.

And we all know that Cannon is waiting for an excuse to dismiss the Florida case. She’s stated as much. She’s most likely going to rule that everything he’s accused of falls under “official acts” and is therefore not prosecutable and dismiss the case.

Having virtually all of the cases dismissed would likely send his polling numbers soaring and energize his base. And if he gets a 2nd term with what is essentially a blueprint of what he is and isn’t allowed to do endorsed by the Supreme Court, he’s going to abuse the shit out of that until he establishes authoritarian rule and purges/jails his enemies.

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