The Supreme Court ruled Trump has some immunity from criminal prosecution. We VERIFY three top questions about what the new precedent does and doesn’t allow.Numerous VERIFY readers sent in questions about the ruling, asking what kind of precedent it sets for current and future presidents.The decision’s wording makes it clear that the ruling applies to all presidents, no matter when they were in office.
The crux of the decision read: “Under our constitutional structure of separated powers, the nature of Presidential power entitles a former President to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority. And he is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts. There is no immunity for unofficial acts.
“When uses his official powers in any way, under the majority’s reasoning, he now will be insulated from criminal prosecution,” Sotomayor wrote. “Orders the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a military coup to hold onto power? Immune.”
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