Supreme Court says Trump has immunity for official acts in landmark ruling on presidential power

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Supreme Court says Trump has immunity for official acts in landmark ruling on presidential power

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Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that former President Donald Trump is entitled to some level of immunity from federal prosecution for official actions he took while in office, a landmark decision in the height of an election season that could further delay the start of his ********* trial in Washington, D.C.

The 6-3 decision tosses out a ruling from the federal appeals court in Washington that concluded Trump is not entitled to broad immunity from ********* charges stemming from an alleged scheme to hold on to power after the 2020 election.

The ruling from the nation’s highest court is an expansion of presidential power, since it extends presidential immunity to ********* prosecutions of former presidents for his official conduct. Never before had the Supreme Court considered whether a former commander in chief could face ********* charges as a result of conduct that occurred while in the Oval Office. Trump is the first to have held the presidency and faced prosecution.

He has pleaded not guilty to four charges stemming from an alleged effort to subvert the transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election.

“We conclude that under our constitutional structure of separated powers, the nature of Presidential power requires that a former President have some immunity from ********* prosecution for official acts during his tenure in office. At least with respect to the President’s exercise of his core constitutional powers, this immunity must be absolute,” Chief Justice John Roberts

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. “As for his remaining official actions, he is also entitled to immunity. At the current stage of proceedings in this case, however, we need not and do not decide whether that immunity must be absolute, or instead whether a presumptive immunity is sufficient.”

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

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Melissa Quinn

Melissa Quinn is a politics reporter for CBSNews.com. She has written for outlets including the Washington Examiner, Daily Signal and Alexandria Times. Melissa covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts.

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