Yeah. But it's defined now. SCOTUS has spoken. The question is whether the acts are in the course of his official duties. Unofficial acts are only protected if prosecution would affect the functioning of the executive generally (that the risk of prosecution would deter a president from carrying out his official duties / making decisions related thereto, etc).

@Humpleupagus @Tony

I do not see why a President can not perform Presidential duties while in house arrest where he can not leave the White house as a Presidential Jail

A president can't be prosecuted for federal crimes while in office. He is the executive. He can't prosecute himself. So he has to be out of office first.

As for state crimes, I assume they'd be stayed until he's out of office. Otherwise, states would regularly use their police powers to interfere with the executive and in violation of the Supremacy clause.
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@Humpleupagus @Tony

I am just saying they could put him in jail while in office and he could still Veto stuff if they wanted to do things that way

I am not saying whether or not they consider it to be that way legally

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