Former President Donald Trump celebrated the Supreme Court’s Monday ruling on presidential immunity that will impact the Jan. 6 indictment against him.
The ruling, by a 6-3 majority, found that the president has limited immunity from criminal prosecution for acts committed while in office.
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Chief Justice John Roberts, who wrote the majority opinion of the Supreme Court, Said:
This case raises a question of enduring importance: When can a former president be prosecuted for official acts taken while in office? Our nation has never needed that answer before. But in addressing the question today, unlike the political branch and the public at large, we cannot afford to fixate solely or primarily on the emergency of the present. In a case such as this, a focus on “temporary results” could have significant implications for the separation of powers and our nation’s future.
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The President does not enjoy immunity for unofficial acts, and not all of his acts are official. The President is not above the law. But Congress cannot criminalize the President’s acts in carrying out executive branch responsibilities under the Constitution. And the system of separation of powers designed by the Framers of the Constitution has always required a vigorous and independent executive branch. Thus, the President cannot be prosecuted for exercising core Constitutional powers and is entitled, at a minimum, to presumed immunity from prosecution for all official acts. This immunity applies equally to all occupants of the Oval Office, regardless of politics, policies, or party affiliation.
The Supreme Court found that Trump’s indictment included only “excerpts” of his January 6 tweets and “brief fragments of his speech,” omitting the full text and context.
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Going forward, “the case will likely be remanded and some or all of the charges the former president faces in federal court in Washington, D.C., related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol will likely be dismissed,” Breitbart News’ Joel Pollack wrote.
The win is the latest good news for Trump and his reelection campaign.
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