Former President Trump’s allies in Congress are cheering the Supreme Court’s decision on Monday in the former commander in chief’s historic immunity case.
“With today’s decision, the Supreme Court has reached a conclusion we’ve known all along: a president cannot be prosecuted for acts of official conduct,” said House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana, who serves as Speaker Mike Johnson’s top deputy. “It has become increasingly clear that Democrats believe the only way to win the November election is to prosecute their political opponents, but today’s decision makes clear that this is not permitted under our constitutional system.”
“Democrats have proven they will stop at nothing to … destroy it,” said House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., the No. 3 Republican in the House. [Trump]Today’s Supreme Court decision is a positive step in the right direction to end their senseless legal war.”
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the president has immunity from liability for official conduct while in the White House and that those conduct cannot be used as evidence against him in court.
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Former President Trump seems pleased with the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity. (Getty Images)
However, the Supreme Court also ruled that not all presidential actions are official, leaving it to lower courts to decide which of President Trump’s actions are official.
“Certain allegations, such as President Trump’s discussions with the Acting Attorney General, can be readily classified in terms of the nature of the official relationship between the President and the office he or she holds,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote. “Other allegations, such as President Trump’s interactions with the Vice President, state officials, and certain private citizens, or statements to the public, raise more difficult questions.”
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, wrote on X in response to the ruling, “The Supreme Court dealt a devastating blow to Joe Biden’s four-year witch hunt against President Trump. Trump will crush Biden in November.”
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise praised the conservative court’s decision. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Monday’s ruling does not guarantee Trump immunity from prosecution, but it is likely to further delay special counsel Jack Smith’s case against the former president and all but eliminate any chance of a trial taking place before the November election.
House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik of New York, who has been mentioned as a possible running mate for Trump, told Fox News Digital in a statement that the decision was a “historic victory.”
“The president of the United States, like any member of Congress or federal judge, should have immunity. This is necessary for the presidency to function properly,” Stefanik said.
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“The president needs immunity,” Rep. Elise Stefanik said. (AP/Maryam Zuhaib)
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Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah said the ruling was “a major win for the constitutional separation of powers and a major loss for those who want to weaponize the federal government against their political opponents.”
“Today is another victory for democracy and the rule of law over Democratic lawlessness,” Conference Chairman John Barrasso of Wyoming, the No. 3 Senate Republican, said at the X.
