What is absolute immunity? [POLICYbrief]

Is the president of the United States immune to lawsuits? Charles J. Cooper of Cooper & Kirk, PLLC explains absolute immunity and gives an overview of the situations when the president can be sued.

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Learn more about Charles Cooper:
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See below for differing views on presidential immunity:

Can A President's Absolute Immunity be Trumped?
https://www.lawfareblog.com/can-presi...

The Limits of Presidential Immunity
http://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/28/opi...

Is President Trump Immune to Lawsuits?
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/i...

A Disabled Executive: The Special Counsel Investigation and Presidential Immunities
https://lawfareblog.com/disabled-exec...