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Take the speech and texts from Trump on J6. Clearly those could be considered the acts of a candidate, as Trump would have done the same if he had not been president. However, because communicating with the voters on a matter of national importance clearly falls within that “outer perimeter” of presidential duties, and it would be impossible to untangle the two. So I don’t see how any charges related to those communications could stand.

In addition, the prosecutor must not only show that the act could be an unofficial act, but that no aspect of the act could be construed to be within the “outer perimeter” of the president’s official duties.
Take the speech and texts from Trump on J6. Clearly those could be considered the acts of a candidate, as Trump would have done the same if he had not been president. However, because communicating with the voters on a matter of national importance clearly falls within that “outer perimeter” of presidential duties, and it would be impossible to untangle the two. So I don’t see how any charges related to those communications could stand.

Trump clearly determined there was foreign election interference. That is clear from his meeting with Syndey Powell, Gen. Mike Flynn and others. He had the option of calling forth the militia to address a stolen election. He declined that option in favor of litigation and a peaceful protest. Trump could have done far more consitutionally as POTUS than what he did. If he had, Biden might never have taken the oath of office.