Biden, Trump React to Supreme Court Ruling on Presidential Immunity

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Both responded after the Supreme Courtโ€™s 6โ€“3 ruling that presidents are immune from criminal prosecution for โ€œofficial acts.โ€

WASHINGTONโ€”President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on July 1 issued contrasting reactions to the Supreme Court decision that presidents have absolute immunity from prosecution for official acts.

Former President Trump, who may benefit from the ruling, called it a โ€œbig win for our Constitution and democracy.โ€

President Biden addressed the nation on July 1 in response to the ruling, saying that it โ€œundermines the rule of law of this nation.โ€

โ€œThis nation was founded on the principle that there are no kings in America,โ€ President Biden said, speaking from the Cross Hall at the White House.

โ€œEach of us is equal before the law. No one, no one is above the law, not even the president of the United States. But [with] todayโ€™s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed,โ€ he said.

The Supreme Courtโ€™s decision sends special counsel Jack Smithโ€™s election case against former President Donald Trump back to the district court for further consideration. Judge Tanya Chutkan will now have to determine whether several of President Trumpโ€™s actions in the indictment were official or unofficial.

The ruling was a partial victory for former President Trump, who sought a broader form of immunity than the justices ultimately granted. He had asked the court to rule that he enjoyed immunity from criminal prosecution for his official acts unless Congress had impeached and convicted him for those acts.

โ€œBig win for our Constitution and democracy. Proud to be an American!โ€ former President Trump responded to the decision on his social media platform, TruthSocial, using all capital letters.

President Biden, however, said that the Supreme Courtโ€™s decision โ€œalmost certainly means the there are virtually no limits to what the president can do,โ€ arguing that he is no longer being constrained by the law, even including the Supreme Court.

โ€œThe only limits will be self imposed by the president alone.โ€

Byย T.J. Muscaroย andย Emel Akan

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