[jfman]

When you think about it there’s nothing really new or unexpected in the ruling. Of course Presidents have immunity as part of their official duties - as head of the armed forces they’re in charge of murderers, rapists and routinely carry out indiscriminate bombing of civilian areas in other countries.

The principle has to be absolute or not at all. You can’t have every ambitious prosecutor out to make a name for themselves targeting a sitting President for obvious slam dunk crimes. America’s role as the global policeman, and perhaps largest criminal enterprise in the world as it seizes the assets it “liberates”, depends upon it.