Editorial: Only dictators have immunity from criminal acts while in power

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

34% : But the primary focus in this case should be on whether Trump is entitled to immunity for the specific actions he allegedly took in an attempt to overturn the election.
30% : Such a muddled outcome would be a mistake, and not only because it would make it less likely that Trump would be put on trial before the November election.
28% : If the justices focus on the allegations against Trump, they can and should rule there should be no protection for criminal conduct just because it is connected in some way to the president's official duties.
28% : It would be wrong to think of an expeditious ruling in this case as an anti-Trump gesture; a ruling that allowed Trump to go on trial before the election could politically benefit the former president if he were acquitted.
25% : That is an apt analogy to the allegation that Trump tried to have the Justice Department abet his attempt to subvert democracy.
13% : Under questioning from Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Trump's lawyer, John Sauer, conceded that some of the actions Trump allegedly took were private acts.

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