In civil actions under 42 U.S.C. 1983, they just come right out and say it: governmental wrongdoers are immune from being held accountable for their wrongdoing.
But even there, no one has ever suggested that they would be immune from criminal prosecution.
It’s a better deal for the one-percenters on Wall Street:
“My administration is the only thing standing between you and the pitchforks.”, says the president. It’s part of a siege mentality.
