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Permissibility by law is no longer an impediment. The action simply has to be enumerated in Art 2. Like granting a pardon, for instance. Any illegal act committed in the process of granting a pardon is now immune.
If pardoning someone is an "official act" (and it's hard for me to see how it isn't, as an explicit constitutional power of the office of the presidency), then Roberts' decision makes that official act immune to prosecution, regardless of any corrupt motivation.
But without evidence that is all it would be.....a notion. Any court worth its salt would throw that out. Evidence is paramount; without evidence it cannot go forward.
Dunno. Has any other prez supported or encouraged supporters to come out and protest a passed legislation or SCOTUS ruling that the prez disagreed with?
And what illegal act could be committed in the 'process of granting a pardon'?
This is what SCOTUS has given the district court to do: ascertain if President Trumps actions to gather supporters to protest the Constitutionally mandated action of the US House of Representatives was part of his “official duties”; if so, he’s immune to further legal proceedings.
HYPOTHETICALLY, if you were "Unindicted Co-conspirator 1", you could pardon the indicted person so prosecutors would have no leverage to get them to flip and testify against you for your crimes.
You couldn't (or possibly could) stop the pardons but POTUS could be impeached and then tried for bribery or simply tried for bribery after completion of their term.
Sorry, but your lack of background explanation prevents my direct response. However, there is the possibility (I am not an attorney) that a criminal act to obtain a pardon would be viewed as negating that pardon. No doubt sometime in the future that may be adjudicated.
So, while the pardon itself may (or may not) be legal the bribe is definitely not. The prez could be impeached and then tried or simply tried after out of office. IIRC an illegal act used to obtain a benefit (pardon) usually results in the benefit being revoked. Whether or not that would apply to something like this......we have to wait and see.
Not anymore with presumed immunity for any act done as part of article 2 powers.
