The U.S. Supreme Court has granted Donald Trump partial presidential immunity in the Capitol storming trial, but only for official acts, that is, actions taken within his constitutional powers.
In that case, immunity is absolute. The tycoon is also accused of the secret Mar-a-Lago papers and the attempt to overturn the Georgia vote.
According to the US Supreme Court, Trump is not entitled to immunity for actions taken in his private capacity. This will allow the trial to continue but with further delays because it will be necessary to distinguish between official acts and private acts. The US Supreme Court’s ruling on partial immunity for Donald Trump had six votes in favor, those of conservative judges, and three against, those of liberal judges.
“Great victory for our Constitution and democracy. Proud to be an American!” This is how Donald Trump comments on the Supreme Court ruling on immunity on his social media site Truth.
Joe Biden’s campaign does not hide its disappointment over the Supreme Court ruling on partial immunity for Donald Trump. “Today’s ruling does not change what happened on January 6: Donald Trump encouraged a mob to overturn the results of a free and fair election,” it said in a statement. “Trump ran for president despite being a convicted felon for the same reason he sat by and watched as mobs violently attacked Capitol Hill: He thinks he is above the law and is willing to do anything to get and keep the power,” the campaign attacked.
The ruling for the experts will slow down the process
The US Supreme Court’s ruling on Donald Trump’s partial immunity in the Capitol storming trial returns the case to Judge Tanya Chutkan, who will have to decide whether part of the charges should be dismissed based on the nine-wise men’s distinction between actions decided in the president’s constitutional powers and actions taken in his private capacity. This will lead, according to experts, to a further postponement of the trial, certainly beyond Election Day on November 5.
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