Supreme Court says Trump, other former presidents immune from criminal prosecution for official acts – but NOT unofficial acts
In a 6-3 vote that is rocking America, the Supreme Court decided that all former presidents, including Donald Trump, are immune from criminal prosecution for all conduct involving official acts while in office – though they are not immune from unofficial acts, SCOTUS also clarified.
Though the decision technically sends the matter back down to the lower court, it “all but insures” that an actual trial will not take place against Trump over the classified documents issue before the November election.
As you might expect, the 6-3 vote occurred along ideological lines. The six conservatives agreed that a federal appeals court was too categorical in rejecting Trump’s immunity arguments, ruling for the first time ever that former presidents need not worry…
