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> Testimony or private records of the President or his advisers probing such conduct may not be admitted as evidence at trial

Wouldn’t this have made it impossible to prosecute Nixon for Watergate?

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This is the big red flag for me. A court can't review whether the conduct was official. This seems like the court wants to remove the checks and balances between the government branches.

Yes, immunity for "official duties" sounds reasonable until you read all the justices own words and realize how purposely broad and far reaching these duties are.

Bit of a stretch to claim that was within his official duties.

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