“First, with respect to any criminal conduct relating to a President’s ‘core constitutional powers’ — those subjects ‘within his “conclusive and preclusive” constitutional authority’ — the President is entitled to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution,” the opinion says. “The president enjoys no immunity for his unofficial acts, and not everything the President does is official,” the opinion says. In his ruling, Roberts does appear to acknowledge the extraordinary nature of Trump’s conduct, but said a ruling narrowly tailored to just him would be a mistake. Trump is facing a separate Jan. 6-related state-level prosecution in Georgia for trying to overturn his election loss there. Trump would have no authority as president to order the dismissal of those state-level charges.

Source: Huffington Post July 01, 2024 17:54 UTC