Ngl, I struggle with how the votes are tallied and have to think about it for way longer than I should to understand it.

I’m embarrassed to admit that.

I felt like I must have misread the ruling after seeing all of the articles and comments.

Former presidents also have a “presumption of immunity” for their official acts while in office — but, the court ruled, there is no immunity for “unofficial acts.”

So chutkin is going to decide what acts were official acts and which were unofficial.

But “presumption of immunity” is a weird fucking phrase too because it makes it seem like you can prove they aren’t immune? Like presumption of innocence–you start there and work the other way. So presumably(pardon the pun) you can start there with this and work the other way still?

I’d need actual lawyers to make this make sense.

But either way it didn’t seem as “carte Blanche presidents can do anything” to me when I read it.

Federal ethics guidelines are $20 of value and it can’t be a cash equivalent (gift card).

These clowns are so out of touch.

This comment chain made me chuckle. It’s such an “internet comment section” …trope? I don’t know the right word.