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Absolute Immunity
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Absolute Immunity

Courts look askance at Trump's immunity claims; Jack Smith wants to talk about past bad acts; do not answer your phone on the witness stand

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One of Donald Trump’s favorite arguments is that the presidency shields him from legal proceedings. He’s made that argument in criminal cases — most recently arguing that Jack Smith’s January 6-related case is barred by his immunity for acts within the “outer perimeter” of presidential power — and in civil ones, from E. Jean Carroll’s fir…

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