WASHINGTON — The White House is considering its options for a response to the Supreme Court's blockbuster ruling on immunity that handed Donald Trump a major victory, as President Joe Biden warns that an amoral future president could abuse those powers. “We are reviewing the decision and certainly will be exploring what could be done to address it to better safeguard democracy and the rule of law in the future, given this dangerous precedent,” White House spokesperson Ian Sams told NBC News.
“In the face of this total assault on American democracy, Democrats have somehow been caught flat-footed.” He said Senate Democrats should have been ready to announce hearings and conduct investigations into “corruption and conflicts of interest,” arguing that Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito in particular should have recused themselves He said they should also use the occasion to shore up support for imposing stricter ethics rules and constraints on the court.