Associated Press
The Supreme Court has extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, all but ending prospects the former President could be tried before the November election.
The court began issuing opinions at 10 a.m. Eastern.
In a historic 6-3 ruling, the justices said for the first time that former presidents have absolute immunity from prosecution for their official acts and no immunity for unofficial acts. But rather than do it themselves, the justices ordered lower courts to figure out precisely how to apply the decision to Trump’s case.
The outcome means additional delays before Trump could face trial in the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
The court’s decision in a second major Trump case this term, along with its ruling rejecting efforts to bar him from the ballot because of his actions following the 2020 election, underscores the direct and possibly uncomfortable role the justices are playing in the November election.
A senior advisor within President Joe Biden’s campaign released a statement saying the ruling doesn’t change Trump’s responsibility for his actions.
“Today’s ruling doesn’t change the facts, so let’s be very clear about what happened on January 6: Donald Trump snapped after he lost the 2020 election and encouraged a mob to overthrow the results of a free and fair election,” the advisor said. “Trump is already running for president as a convicted felon for the very same reason he sat idly by while the mob violently attacked the Capitol: he thinks he’s above the law and is willing to do anything to gain and hold onto power for himself.
“Since January 6, Trump has only grown more unhinged. He’s promising to be a dictator ‘on day one,’ calling for our Constitution to be ‘terminated’ so he can regain power, and promising a “bloodbath” if he loses. The American people already rejected Donald Trump’s self-obsessed quest for power once – Joe Biden will make sure they reject it for good in November.”
10 comments
Cheesy Floridian
July 1, 2024 at 11:08 am
So he can kill someone in office and get away with it?
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Michael K
July 1, 2024 at 11:11 am
Essentially, Watergate was a lawful act.
There is no such thing as equal justice under the law when a president can “lawfully” incite an insurrection, refuse to accept his electoral loss, and get away with it.
Cheesy Floridian
July 1, 2024 at 11:34 am
I guess we all are not equal under the law anymore
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July 1, 2024 at 11:59 am
This case and others will go to trial ….. but not before the election. This election is critical to insure that Trump receives his well deserved day in court!
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Bill Pollard
July 1, 2024 at 2:43 pm
At this point I call it as I see it. I see the Supreme Court as a partisan and political body. The majority opinion is saying the president can do anything he wants while in office; that’s not all are equal under the law.
Michael K
July 1, 2024 at 3:37 pm
I don’t this is what the founders had in mind. We’re now all under the rule of Leonard Leo and his six corrupt hand maids.
tom palmer
July 1, 2024 at 7:26 pm
I guess the Republicans like activist judges after all.
KatgrynA
July 1, 2024 at 8:31 pm
Just sadness at such a decision and the ramifications for our country. I would say today is the day “democracy died!” This is mind boggling that the highest court of our land issued such a decision!
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