Subject: Alito argument FOR complete immunity is bizarre
Heather Cox Richardson wrote today in her Letters From An American blog:
Justice Samuel Alito tried to turn the argument for accountability upside down by suggesting that complete immunity would be more likely to encourage presidents to leave office, because if a president knew they could be prosecuted for crimes, they would be less likely to leave peacefully.
Surely this is highly strained logic:
A) Lack of full immunity after leaving office => POTUS won't want to ever leave office
therefore:
B) Full immunity after leaving office => POTUS would be ok with leaving office