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Wait...

if it is imperative for a sitting President to be protected, vis a vis immunity, from abusive prosecution by a future President, then why shouldn't SCOTUS justices, members of Congress, Cabinet members, or even other appointees/employees of the Executive branch, also be protective against abusive prosecution?

If Obama could be at risk of prosecution for drone strikes, surely the Joint Chief of Staff, head of DoD, CIA, etc would be even more complicit.

SCOTUS justices and Cabinet members, like the President, are also subject to Impeachment. Doesn't that imply that they too are immune from prosecution, prior to impeachment, from current and future Presidents, as the case might be.

Is Senator Bob Mendez entitled to make a claim for immunity from "abusive" prosecution?

Honestly, rather than dealing productively with the real risks of "abusive prosecutions", some members of this Court seem prepared to remedying it with blanket immunity.

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