Donald Trump has immunity from criminal prosecution over some actions he took as president while fighting to subvert the 2020 election, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, further complicating efforts to put Trump on trial in Washington on criminal charges that he engaged in fraud to try to cling to power.
The opinion from Chief Justice John Roberts declared that former presidents have “absolute” immunity from criminal prosecution over actions that fall within their “core constitutional powers.”One particular challenge for Chutkan: The Supreme Court’s opinion leaves significant ambiguity about the scope of Trump’s immunity for acts related to his office but outside the powers specifically accorded to the president under the Constitution.
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