Supreme Court’s immunity ruling: Here’s what it means for Donald Trump

Donald Trump has been given partial victory over his 2020 election behavior and Jan 6 case. The former POTUS, who recently turned 78, is currently facing criminal charges over his conduct during the final days of his presidency when he was accused of attempting to overturn the 2020 elections. With the new Supreme Court ruling, Trump will be exempted from any actions he took in an official capacity.

On Monday, July 1, the United States Supreme Court handed down the ruling in a 6-3 decision stating that presidents have immunity from prosecution for certain actions taken in office within their constitutional authority. This, however, doesn’t include actions taken in private capacity, reports Aljazeera. The new ruling will boost Trump’s defense against federal charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020 vote.

What does the new Presidential immunity ruling mean for Donald Trump?

As a result of the ruling, the court sent Trump’s election interference case back to a lower court in Washington, D.C. to figure out how to determine what constitutes an official act. According to Newsweek, it means that while Trump may still face a trial for acts categorized as ‘private’ and not official, it would delay his trial. It is less likely, at this point, that Trump will go to trial before November’s election.

Legal analysts feel that if the trial takes place after November and Trump were to be re-elected he could dismiss charges in the case. What’s more? It could also affect the verdict on Trump’s similar state-level election interference charges in Georgia.

Donald Trump was quick to welcome the ruling as he took to his Truth Social app and wrote:

BIG WIN FOR OUR CONSTITUTION AND DEMOCRACY. PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!

How is Joe Biden reacting to the presidential immunity ruling?

Meanwhile, Joe Biden has warned that the new ruling is a ‘dangerous precedent’ as the limits of a president’s power now solely rest with the holder of the office and the choices they make. After the Supreme Court ruling, Biden gave an energetic speech from the White House while reading from a teleprompter.

In clear, measured remarks from the White House, Biden emphasized that the USA was founded on the principle that there are 'no kings' here and the new ruling changes that, reports CNN. He said:

There are no kings in America. Each, each of us is equal before the law. No one, no one is above the law, not even the president of the United States.

(With) today’s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed. For all practical purposes, there are virtually no limits on what the president can do.

Implying that the court’s decision meant that there are now no limits to what a president can or cannot do, he added:

It’s a fundamentally new principle and it’s a dangerous precedent because the power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law, even including the Supreme Court of the United States.

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Aljazeera: Trump has immunity for official acts, US Supreme Court rules

Newsweek: Donald Trump's 2-Sentence Response to Supreme Court Ruling

CNN: Biden issues a warning about the power of the presidency – and Trump – after Supreme Court’s immunity ruling