Notice that the courts reserve the ability to determine whether or not an act counts as "official" -- so you can be sure that while the current crop of Federalist hacks on the bench will always find a Republican POTUS to have been engaged in "official duties", somehow no Democratic POTUS ever will.
I noticed today that they also reserve the right to change their mind, from just four years ago, same Chief Justice wrote this decision ( same plaintiff) in a different matter;
Roberts opinion written in '20 Vance v tRump included this;
In our judicial system, “the public has a right to every man’s evidence.”1 Since the earliest days of the Republic, “every man” has included the President of the United States.
Extra ketchup on the shit sandwich, giving credit where credit is due, hope King Biden applies his new special powers effectively.
Yeah, about that.
Notice that the courts reserve the ability to determine whether or not an act counts as "official" -- so you can be sure that while the current crop of Federalist hacks on the bench will always find a Republican POTUS to have been engaged in "official duties", somehow no Democratic POTUS ever will.
I noticed today that they also reserve the right to change their mind, from just four years ago, same Chief Justice wrote this decision ( same plaintiff) in a different matter;
Roberts opinion written in '20 Vance v tRump included this;
In our judicial system, “the public has a right to every man’s evidence.”1 Since the earliest days of the Republic, “every man” has included the President of the United States.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/19-635