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US accuses Canada of election interference ahead of midterms (www.aljazeera.com)
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[–] 4 points 2 days ago (1 child)

I'm not a lawyer, so if you want to point me to a source that would be interesting, but going off just the Wikipedia page it seems to specifically include the insurrection within the scope of this decision

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago

    The evidence that the White House counsel was excluded from the meetings while his personal and campaign lawyers were is why Smith was able to re-file. It was evidence that Trump was specifically acting as a candidate and not as the President, so it wasn't covered by the official acts immunity.

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