A police officer stands near the security gate at the Supreme Court of the United States on Monday in Washington, D.C. for actions taken as president, in a decision that could reverberate not just in Trump’s criminal cases but for future presidents.
The justices didn’t delve deeply into extensive details of what is and isn’t fair game in Trump’s trials. They instead mostly set broad parameters and sent the case back to U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan to consider how those parameters affect the case.The court ruled that Trump is absolutely immune from prosecution for any conduct “involving discussions with Justice Department officials” — a significant segment of his federal indictment.
The other crucial point is this: The court ruled that not only can’t Trump be prosecuted for certain conduct, but conduct for which he is immune. So his interactions with Justice Department officials, for instance, can’t be used to establish a criminal conspiracy to overturn the election.“The Constitution does not require blinding juries to the circumstances surrounding conduct for which Presidents can be held liable,” Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote in a concurrence.
The court’s liberal wing raised a giant red flag on that front, casting the decision as empowering future presidents to take drastic actions. Sotomayor added: “The relationship between the President and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably. In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law.”“Thus, even a hypothetical President who admits to having ordered the assassinations of his political rivals or critics … or one who indisputably instigates an unsuccessful coup … has a fair shot at getting immunity under the majority’s new Presidential accountability model,” Jackson wrote.
Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: dallasnews - 🏆 18. / 71 Read more »
Source: VanityFair - 🏆 391. / 55 Read more »
Source: politico - 🏆 381. / 59 Read more »
Source: washingtonpost - 🏆 95. / 72 Read more »
Source: NewYorker - 🏆 90. / 67 Read more »
Source: NBCNewYork - 🏆 270. / 63 Read more »