One of Trump’s confederates was Jeffrey Clark, a Justice Department official whom Trump tried to install as acting attorney general to further the scheme, before fierce resistance from DOJ and White House lawyers stayed his hand. But the Supreme Court ruled that “because the President cannot be prosecuted for conduct within his exclusive constitutional authority, Trump is absolutely immune from prosecution for the alleged conduct involving his discussions with Justice Department officials.” Smith asserts that White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, who was involved in a call to pressure Georgia officials to “find” Trump votes, was acting in a private or political capacity, rather than as a White House official.