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GigiLeigh

(76 posts)
Thu Oct 19, 2023, 11:11 PM Oct 2023

Absolute Immunity Motion nugget

From page 34 of Orange Mussolini's motion for Absolute Immunity, we have this little nugget that I've bolded. Considering that we know Trump stole nuclear secrets, this seems an interesting example to use to illustrate his point.

The implications of the defendant’s unbounded immunity theory are startling. It would
grant absolute immunity from criminal prosecution to a president who accepts a bribe in exchange
for a lucrative government contract for a family member; a president who instructs his FBI Director
to plant incriminating evidence on a political enemy; a president who orders the National Guard
to murder his most prominent critics; or a president who sells nuclear secrets to a foreign adversary.
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Absolute Immunity Motion nugget (Original Post) GigiLeigh Oct 2023 OP
You are quoting from Smith's opposition to Trump's motion to dismiss, not the motion itself onenote Oct 2023 #1
You are absolutely right. GigiLeigh Oct 2023 #2

onenote

(42,778 posts)
1. You are quoting from Smith's opposition to Trump's motion to dismiss, not the motion itself
Thu Oct 19, 2023, 11:15 PM
Oct 2023

Your post suggests that the quoted language is from Trump's motion. It is not. It is from Smith's opposition to that motion.

See page 34: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.109.0_1.pdf

I suggest that you revise your post accordingly.

GigiLeigh

(76 posts)
2. You are absolutely right.
Thu Oct 19, 2023, 11:23 PM
Oct 2023

Sorry for the confusion.

I am having a hard time editing it on my tablet. I obviously can edit my reply but can't figure out how to edit my original post.

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