“Now, the American people must do what the Supreme Court should have done. The American people must judge Donald Trump’s conduct,” Joe Biden said in remarks from the White House as he sought to rally voters for the November election.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted partial immunity to former President Donald Trump in the Capitol attack case, ruling that “official” acts as head of state are protected, but not “unofficial” acts.
By a vote of six to three, with the six conservative justices against the three progressive justices, the court held that “the President has no immunity for unofficial acts,” but “is entitled at least to a presumption of immunity for official acts.”
Donald Trump, who was campaigning to return to the White House, immediately welcomed the decision, calling it a “great victory” for democracy.
The Supreme Court’s decision is likely to delay Trump’s trial in Washington on charges of subverting the federal election, because it conflicts with an appeals court ruling that found in February that Trump does not have immunity for alleged crimes he committed while still president that altered the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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