Justice Sonia Sotomayor criticizes the majority's ruling, stating it creates a law-free zone around the president, allowing potential misuse of official powers for personal gain or harmful purposes, impacting the democratic balance.
Sotomayor warns of the dangerous precedent set by the ruling, illustrating extreme examples like immunity for ordering assassinations or using official powers for pardons, emphasizing the irreversible damage to the presidency-people relationship.
The dissent also highlights concerns on how the immunity standard was applied in Trump's case, noting a biased analysis favoring defense and restricting prosecution avenues, perpetuating a skewed legal protection for the president's actions.
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