The French Revolution Offers A Warning About Presidential Immunity

Legal experts across the political spectrum expressed alarm when the U.S. Supreme Court, ruling on Donald Trump’s claims to “absolute immunity,” granted immunity to past and future presidents for “official acts,” broadly defined. For voters, this means that the moral character of presidential candidates is now, more than ever, an essential qualification.

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